ABC-XYZ CHILDCARE LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10247055 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£19.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Child day-care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £19,788
Net assets shrinking
Down £20,089 YoY
Cash YoY
-16%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£99k
↓ 16% YoY
Net Worth
£20k
↓ 50% YoY
Current Assets
£101k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £20.1k | £39.9k |
| Current assets | £101.4k | £118.9k |
| Cash | £99.1k | £118.6k |
| Debtors | £2.3k | £234 |
| Net assets | £19.8k | £39.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-06-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-03-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-06-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ABC-XYZ CHILDCARE LTD
- 2016-06-23➕HALL, Claire appointeddirector
- 2016-06-23➕HOGG, Sarah appointeddirector
- 2016-06-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome 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.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sarah Valerie Hogg Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 23/06/2016 |
Mrs Claire Hall Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 23/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-06-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88910 — Child day-care activities
Registered office
20 Sheppards Close
St. Albans
AL3 5AL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HALL, Claire→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2016-06-23
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Recent filings (23 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-26