345 NURSERY SCHOOL BALHAM LTD

🌳Matureactive
09092102 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-18
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£204.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (65/100).

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £204,406

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£204k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£240k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£48k£96k£144k£192k£240kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£241.7k£221.5k
Current assets£240.4k£210.5k
Net assets£204.4k£171.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-10
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    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-09-09
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    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-03
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-30
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  12. 2019-04-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-13
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-03-19
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-06-18
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    Company incorporated
    As 345 NURSERY SCHOOL BALHAM LTD
  18. 2014-06-18
    ➕
    GOODBODY, John Anthony appointed
    secretary
  19. 2014-06-18
    ➕
    GOODBODY, Katerina appointed
    director
  20. 2014-06-18
    ➕
    PEARCE, Jill Caroline appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Katerina Goodbody
Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46
25–50%
—25-50% shares18/06/2016
Mrs Jill Caroline Pearce
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/06/2016

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
Incorporated2014-06-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

69 Brodrick Road
Tooting
London
SW17 7DX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-02
Last: 2025-06-18

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

GOODBODY, John Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2014-06-18
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GOODBODY, Katerina→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-06-18
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Active
PEARCE, Jill Caroline→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-06-18
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Recent filings (28 total)

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gazette · DISS40
2025-09-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-31