CHEADLE HULME SCHOOL

🌳Matureactive

03823129 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1999-08-10

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 26.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 26.9y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 26.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

43 officers (12 active, 43 linked, 38 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

149 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (97 events)Click to expand

2026-05-29
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2025-06-03
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2025-04-28
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2025-04-28
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officers · AP01
2025-04-22
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MATLOW, Nici appointed
director
2025-03-03
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SMITH, Christina Ann appointed
secretary
2024-04-25
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officers · TM02
2024-03-28
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JAMES, Warren Austin William resigned
secretary
2024-03-04
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accounts · AA
2024-02-08
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officers · TM01
2024-01-16
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officers · TM01
2024-01-15
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BOYD, Catherine Jane resigned
director
2023-12-11
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SQUIRE, Joanne resigned
director
2023-03-29
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officers · AP01
2023-03-07
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2022-09-02
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2022-09-02
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incorporation · MA
2022-05-12
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accounts · AA
2022-02-15
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WALMSLEY, Belinda appointed
director
2022-01-17
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2021-11-15
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2021-10-13
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OMAN, Richard appointed
director
2021-07-30
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2021-07-30
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2021-07-01
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JAMES, Warren Austin William appointed
secretary
2021-06-30
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KERSHAW, Sue resigned
secretary
2021-05-12
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accounts · AA
2021-03-18
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2021-02-08
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WRIGHT, Graeme Alcwyn appointed
director
2021-01-28
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2020-12-11
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DRIVER, Peter John resigned
director
2020-12-11
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JOHNSON, Philip Robert resigned
director
2020-12-10
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BIRCHALL, Michael John resigned
director
2020-10-12
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THOMSON, Claire Louise appointed
director
2020-04-30
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ABRAHAM, Stuart George appointed
director
2019-04-29
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BASRAN, Kamal resigned
director
2019-03-28
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MARSHALL, Kay Marie resigned
director
2018-07-17
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BASRAN, Kamal appointed
director
2018-02-15
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BOLINGBROKE, Michael James appointed
director
2018-02-15
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VAN MOURIK BROEKMAN, Johannes Bernadus resigned
director
2017-12-31
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CRIDLAND, Robin James Scott resigned
director
2017-12-31
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SHIPLEY, David Charles resigned
director
2017-04-25
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BIRKETT, Joanne Elizabeth appointed
director
2017-04-25
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TYLEY, Martin Gavin appointed
director
2016-07-08
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BROWN, Barnaby Rees resigned
director
2016-04-12
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2016-01-01
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MARSHALL, Kay Marie appointed
director
2015-03-09
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BUTLER, Stella Vera Frances, Dr resigned
director
2014-03-31
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KERSHAW, Sue appointed
secretary
2014-01-31
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BOLTON, Anne resigned
secretary

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1999-08-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Cheadle Hulme School

Claremont Road, Cheadle Hulme

Cheadle

Cheshire

SK8 6EF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-24

Last: 2025-08-10