3MXCHILDCARE LTD

🌳Matureactive
08656601 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-19
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Child day-care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-01-16
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    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-01-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-01-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-11-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-11-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-26
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-07-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-08-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2013-08-19
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    Company incorporated
    As 3MXCHILDCARE LTD
  18. 2013-08-19
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    MCLEISH, Bobby appointed
    director
  19. 2013-08-19
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    MCLEISH, Sandy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

79/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Sandy Mcleish
Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/06/2016
Bobby Mcleish
Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-08-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88910 — Child day-care activities

Registered office

65 Peach Street
Wokingham
Berkshire
RG40 1XP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MCLEISH, Bobby→
director · ~62y · appointed 2013-08-19
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MCLEISH, Sandy→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-08-19
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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-07