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CIRCLE

CIRCLE

CIRCLE

THE CHILDREN'S

THE CHILDREN'S

We Acquire and Nurture Exceptional Children's Activity and Education Businesses

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Welcome to Our Circle

The Children's Circle

We are nursery and children's activity professionals, who acquire and grow exceptional businesses in the children’s activity and education sector, including nurseries and holiday camps. We make sure each business keeps the individual flair that made it successful, protecting your legacy as the business grows into its next stage.

About Us

We bring decades of care and experience, creating long-term value and growth, to ensure a seamless transition for you and your team and lasting impact for your business.

We nurture and empower three key areas of the businesses we buy:

Thriving Businesses

We bring deep expertise in finance, strategy, and systems from decades in the children’s sector.

Thriving Businesses

We bring deep expertise in finance, strategy, and systems from decades in the children’s sector.

Thriving Children

We ensure safe spaces, best experiences and great teams to make sure kids thrive.

Thriving Children

We ensure safe spaces, best experiences and great teams to make sure kids thrive.

Thriving Teams

We build relationships with staff, finding their goals and needs so they thrive.

Thriving Teams

We build relationships with staff, finding their goals and needs so they thrive.

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Building a circle of strong businesses to empower children and staff.

We are bringing together a group of strong, high-performing companies that support and build on each other’s success. By bringing the right opportunities to the right companies, we’re creating a network where each business has the chance to excel, giving more children and teams the chance to thrive.

What We Look For

Sell Your Business

Sell Your Business

Thinking about selling? At The Children's Circle we make the process straightforward and focused on setting your company up for long-term success. We work closely with owners to ensure a fair price and a smooth transition that protects the unique business you've built and supports your team’s future. We have worked for many years as nursery professional and children's activity professionals, and have sold our own businesses before, so we know exactly what works for you.


If your business fits these criteria we’d love to have a conversation:

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Holiday Camps

Ready to exit your Holiday Camp business for a fair price and a smooth transition? You'll need:

At least five years of strong performance

Management team in place

£160k+ net profit

Holiday Camps

Ready to exit your Holiday Camp business for a fair price and a smooth transition? You'll need:

At least five years of strong performance

Management team in place

£160k+ net profit

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Nurseries

We look for established Nurseries that have:

At least five years of strong performance

45+ children and room to grow

£160+ net profit and management team

Nurseries

We look for established Nurseries that have:

At least five years of strong performance

45+ children and room to grow

£160+ net profit and management team

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AI School & Learning

Ready to exit your Children's Learning Business? We look for:

£200+ net profit

At least five years of strong performance

management team in place

AI School & Learning

Ready to exit your Children's Learning Business? We look for:

£200+ net profit

At least five years of strong performance

management team in place

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