CHERRY TREE PRESCHOOL NURSERY LTD

🌱Startupactive
SC840008 · ltd · incorporated 2025-03-04
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Child day-care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
1 filing — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CHERRY TREE PRESCHOOL NURSERY LTD
  2. 2025-03-04
    WALKER, Carole Elizabeth Valentine appointed
    secretary
  3. 2025-03-04
    WALKER, Carole Elizabeth Valentine appointed
    director
  4. 2025-03-04
    WALKER, Keith James appointed
    director
  5. 2025-03-04
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-17

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Carole Elizabeth Valentine Walker
Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/03/2025
Mr Keith James Walker
Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/03/2025

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
Incorporated2025-03-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88910 — Child day-care activities

Registered office

Kincairn House
Kirkton Of Rayne
Inverurie
Aberdeenshire
AB51 5AD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-04
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-17OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

WALKER, Carole Elizabeth Valentine
secretary · appointed 2025-03-04
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WALKER, Carole Elizabeth Valentine
director · ~57y · appointed 2025-03-04
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WALKER, Keith James
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-03-04
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Recent filings (1 total)

incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-03-04