DAISY DAY CARE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC402032 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-21
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.
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£53.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
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: 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 (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
53 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 £53,023

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£53k
↑ 307% YoY
Current Assets
£124k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£25k£50k£75k£99k£124kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£53.0k£13.0k
Current assets£124.3k£103.8k
Net assets£53.0k£13.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-17
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-10
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  4. 2023-02-25
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-24
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  6. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-09-17
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  10. 2018-01-24
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-20
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    accounts · AA01
  12. 2017-06-21
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    officers · TM02
  13. 2017-06-19
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2017-06-19
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-06-19
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2017-06-16
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    DEACON, Sarah appointed
    director
  17. 2017-06-16
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    SMITHERS, David John appointed
    director
  18. 2017-06-16
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    COOK, Heather Anne resigned
    secretary
  19. 2017-06-16
    ➖
    COOK, Heather Anne resigned
    director
  20. 2017-06-16
    ➖
    SIMPSON, Helena Susan resigned
    director
  21. 2016-10-01
    ➖
    COOK, Craig resigned
    director
  22. 2014-12-15
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    SIMPSON, Kenneth James resigned
    director
  23. 2012-02-01
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    COOK, Craig appointed
    director
  24. 2012-02-01
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Helena Susan appointed
    director
  25. 2012-02-01
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Kenneth James appointed
    director
  26. 2011-06-21
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    Company incorporated
    As DAISY DAY CARE LIMITED
  27. 2011-06-21
    ➕
    COOK, Heather Anne appointed
    secretary
  28. 2011-06-21
    ➕
    COOK, Heather Anne appointed
    director
  29. 2011-06-21
    ➕
    HEMMINGS, Stephen David appointed
    director
  30. 2011-06-21
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    HEMMINGS, Stephen David resigned
    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 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

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

Group structure

Deacon Childcare Services Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Deacon Childcare Services Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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DAISY DAY CARE LIMITED
This company · SC402032

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Deacon Childcare Services Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares19/06/2017

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
Incorporated2011-06-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88910 — Child day-care activities

Registered office

122 Dundyvan Road
Coatbridge
Lanarkshire
ML5 1DE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

DEACON, Sarah→
director · ~40y · appointed 2017-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITHERS, David John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2017-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOK, Heather Anne→
secretary · appointed 2011-06-21 · resigned 2017-06-16
Resigned
COOK, Craig→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-02-01 · resigned 2016-10-01
Resigned
COOK, Heather Anne→
director · ~55y · appointed 2011-06-21 · resigned 2017-06-16
Resigned
HEMMINGS, Stephen David→
director · ~71y · appointed 2011-06-21 · resigned 2011-06-21
Resigned
SIMPSON, Helena Susan→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-02-01 · resigned 2017-06-16
Resigned
SIMPSON, Kenneth James→
director · ~53y · appointed 2012-02-01 · resigned 2014-12-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-03