ABC PRIVATE NURSERY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC499880 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-09
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
£5.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).
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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £5,628
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£37k
Net Worth
£6k
Current Assets
£37k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £13.1k |
| Current assets | £37.2k |
| Cash | £37.2k |
| Net assets | £5.6k |
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 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-18➕FISHER, Christopher Nicolson appointeddirector
- 2025-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-10-28➖REED, Deborah Anne resigneddirector
- 2024-10-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-04-01➕FISHER, Donna appointeddirector
- 2021-04-01➖REED, Robin Julian Edward resigneddirector
- 2020-12-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-03-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ABC PRIVATE NURSERY LIMITED
- 2015-03-09➕REED, Deborah Anne appointeddirector
- 2015-03-09➕REED, Robin Julian Edward appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Donna Fisher Individual · British · DOB 10/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 01/04/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Deborah Anne Reedceased 28/10/2024· 25-50% shares
- Mr Robin Julian Edward Reedceased 06/04/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLAIR BOYLE AVIATION AND TRAINING LTD→ SC882180 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BLENDED TRAINING LTD→ SC853138 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRANCHING UPWARDS C.I.C.→ SC661637 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BRAVE BLOOD COACHING LIMITED→ SC639293 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BRIDGES PROJECT→ SC277102 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| BRIT BACKCOUNTRY LTD→ SC678484 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BSP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ SC556660 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| CAMPERDOWN CHILDRENS NURSERY LIMITED→ SC344634 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| CAPITAL CLARITY LTD→ SC883968 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CAREBEARS CHILDRENS NURSERY LIMITED→ SC445752 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| CENIT GROUP LIMITED→ SC649655 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| CESAS MEDICAL LIMITED→ SC435351 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-03-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education
Registered office
1 Beveridge Square
Livingston
EH54 6QF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
FISHER, Christopher Nicolson→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2026-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FISHER, Donna→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2021-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
REED, Deborah Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2015-03-09 · resigned 2024-10-28
REED, Robin Julian Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2015-03-09 · resigned 2021-04-01
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Recent filings (37 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04