DAISIES KINDERGARTEN LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC486160 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-08
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 2300 |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-08-14📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-08-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-08-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-21➕RASCHE, Paul appointeddirector
- 2024-05-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-02📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2020-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-08🏢Company incorporatedAs DAISIES KINDERGARTEN LIMITED
- 2014-09-08➕RASCHE, Lorna appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
31/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — RASCHE, Paul (same surname) appointed 2024-05-21. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Paul Rasche Individual · British · DOB 11/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/08/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Lorna Rascheceased 15/08/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
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
Incorporated2014-09-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education
Registered office
33 Seafield Road
Dundee
DD1 4NR
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
RASCHE, Lorna→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2014-09-08
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RASCHE, Paul→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2024-05-21
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Recent filings (38 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-19
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-21