ABACUS NURSERY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC167570 · ltd · incorporated 1996-08-08
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 28.7y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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| Average employees | 0 | -200 |
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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2025-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-04-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-04-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-10-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-08-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2017-10-14🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2017-10-14🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2017-10-14🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2017-04-13🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
- 2017-04-07➕WALTERS, Christina Stella appointeddirector
- 2017-04-07➕WILSON, Victoria Thalia appointeddirector
- 2017-04-07➖ARMIT, Adam Price resignedsecretary
- 2017-04-07➖ARMIT, Adam Price resigneddirector
- 2017-04-07➖ARMIT, Frances resigneddirector
- 2017-04-07🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
- 2007-10-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Limited
- 1997-09-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1997-08-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1996-08-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ABACUS NURSERY LIMITED
- 1996-08-08➕ARMIT, Adam Price appointedsecretary
- 1996-08-08➕COSEC LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-08-08➖COSEC LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-08-08➕ARMIT, Adam Price appointeddirector
- 1996-08-08➕ARMIT, Frances appointeddirector
- 1996-08-08➕CODIR LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1996-08-08➖CODIR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1996-08-08➕COSEC LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1996-08-08➖COSEC LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Genesis (J & T) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Genesis (J & T) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ABACUS NURSERY LIMITED
This company · SC167570
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Genesis (J & T) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 07/04/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Adam Price Armitceased 07/04/2017· 25-50% shares
- Frances Armitceased 07/04/2017· 50-75% shares · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| CLYDE STRENGTH LTD→ SC873978 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| DAKUSFRAN LIMITED→ SC739300 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| DAWN CALLING CIC→ SC791187 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| DIRECT PARTNERS LIMITED→ SC244443 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
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| DRG TRAINING CONSULTANCY AND DESIGN LIMITED→ SC683996 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| DRIVE SAFE TO PASS LTD→ SC868054 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-08-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85200 — Primary education
Registered office
127 High Street
Dalkeith
Midlothian
EH22 1BE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-09
Last: 2025-06-25
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
WALTERS, Christina Stella→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2017-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILSON, Victoria Thalia→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2017-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARMIT, Adam Price→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-08-08 · resigned 2017-04-07
COSEC LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-08-08 · resigned 1996-08-08
ARMIT, Adam Price→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1996-08-08 · resigned 2017-04-07
ARMIT, Frances→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1996-08-08 · resigned 2017-04-07
CODIR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-08-08 · resigned 1996-08-08
COSEC LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-08-08 · resigned 1996-08-08
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank) | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/04/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank) | A registered charge | — | 07/04/2017 | — | |
| satisfied | Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 01/10/2007 | 14/10/2017 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 26/09/1997 | 14/10/2017 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 22/08/1997 | 14/10/2017 |
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Recent filings (97 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-04-13