DOLLAR NURSERY SCHOOL LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC270966 · ltd · incorporated 2004-07-21
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.
Why now
Window closing · high confidence
Getting harder to buy — profile has hardened into "well run hard buy" recently.
  • · Investment thesis: unclassified → well_run_hard_buy
  • · Deal-killer verdict: workable → clean
  • · Refinance opportunity: under_pressure → ready
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 5.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 2 positive signals vs 0 negative.

  • ·Investment thesis: unclassified → well_run_hard_buy
  • ↑Deal-killer verdict: workable → clean
  • ↑Refinance opportunity: under_pressure → ready
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 5.3y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (85/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 7 with DOB)
81
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
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Current Liabilities
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£0£106k£211k£317k£422k£528kJul 2023Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets—£767.5k£873.2k
Current assets—£83.5k£123.4k
Cash—£9.4k£40.5k
Debtors—£74.1k£82.9k
Net assets—£475.5k£527.9k
Average employees2600——

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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  2. 2026-03-20
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  3. 2025-04-29
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  4. 2024-04-30
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  5. 2023-04-30
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  6. 2022-04-28
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  7. 2021-04-30
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  8. 2021-02-20
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  9. 2021-02-17
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  10. 2021-02-11
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    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2021-02-01
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    capital · SH10
  12. 2021-01-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  13. 2020-04-30
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-29
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  15. 2018-04-30
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  16. 2017-04-30
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  17. 2015-06-01
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    RIDDLE, Graham Douglas, Dr appointed
    director
  18. 2013-04-24
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    COYNE, Denis appointed
    secretary
  19. 2012-09-13
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    RIDDLE, Carolyn appointed
    secretary
  20. 2012-09-13
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    RIDDLE, Carolyn appointed
    director
  21. 2012-09-13
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    SMART, Louise Caroline resigned
    secretary
  22. 2012-09-13
    ➖
    SMART, Louise Caroline resigned
    director
  23. 2009-10-01
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    FERGUSON, Alice resigned
    director
  24. 2009-10-01
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    FERGUSON, Garry William resigned
    director
  25. 2005-10-06
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    SMART, Louise Caroline appointed
    secretary
  26. 2005-10-06
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    SMART, Louise Caroline appointed
    director
  27. 2005-10-01
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    ATKINSON AND COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2005-10-01
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    FERGUSON, Alice appointed
    director
  29. 2005-10-01
    ➕
    FERGUSON, Garry William appointed
    director
  30. 2005-10-01
    ➖
    TODD, Elspeth Anne resigned
    director
  31. 2005-10-01
    ➖
    TODD, Hugh Statham resigned
    director
  32. 2005-07-29
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    THOMSON, Bounlom Jume resigned
    secretary
  33. 2005-07-29
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    ATKINSON AND COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2004-07-21
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    Company incorporated
    As DOLLAR NURSERY SCHOOL LTD
  35. 2004-07-21
    ➕
    THOMSON, Bounlom Jume appointed
    secretary
  36. 2004-07-21
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2004-07-21
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2004-07-21
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    TODD, Elspeth Anne appointed
    director
  39. 2004-07-21
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    TODD, Hugh Statham appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
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 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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 Carolyn Riddle
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Dr Graham Douglas Riddle
Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-07-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

4 Mcnabb Street
Dollar
FK14 7DJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

COYNE, Denis→
secretary · appointed 2013-04-24
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Active
RIDDLE, Carolyn→
secretary · appointed 2012-09-13
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Active
RIDDLE, Carolyn→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-09-13
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Active
RIDDLE, Graham Douglas, Dr→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMART, Louise Caroline→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-06 · resigned 2012-09-13
Resigned
THOMSON, Bounlom Jume→
secretary · appointed 2004-07-21 · resigned 2005-07-29
Resigned
ATKINSON AND COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-07-29 · resigned 2005-10-01
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-07-21 · resigned 2004-07-21
Resigned
FERGUSON, Alice→
director · ~52y · appointed 2005-10-01 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
FERGUSON, Garry William→
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-10-01 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
SMART, Louise Caroline→
director · ~55y · appointed 2005-10-06 · resigned 2012-09-13
Resigned
TODD, Elspeth Anne→
director · ~69y · appointed 2004-07-21 · resigned 2005-10-01
Resigned
TODD, Hugh Statham→
director · ~72y · appointed 2004-07-21 · resigned 2005-10-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property17/02/2021—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—27/01/2021—
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Recent filings (76 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-02-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-02-11
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2021-02-01