CHERRYTREE SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04625597 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2002-12-30
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (51/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
30 officers (8 active, 30 linked, 25 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (71 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-30➖URPETH, Lynne resigneddirector
- 2025-01-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-21➕GRAYSON, Kathryn Jean appointeddirector
- 2024-11-21➕HIGGINBOTTOM, Trevor appointeddirector
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-07-01➖SMITH, Jonathan Andrew resignedsecretary
- 2024-07-01➖SMITH, Jonathan Andrew resigneddirector
- 2023-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-01➕BROWN, Alan Stuart appointeddirector
- 2022-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-19➖STUBBS, Peter Joseph, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2022-02-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-17➖HUI, William Chor Wai, Dr resigneddirector
- 2021-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-07-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-07-11📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-07-08➖DUNN, David Jonathan resignedsecretary
- 2019-07-08➕SMITH, Jonathan Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2019-07-08➕URPETH, Lynne appointeddirector
- 2018-07-19➕SMITH, Jonathan Andrew appointeddirector
- 2018-07-19➖TATE, Kerridwyn Violet Mae resigneddirector
- 2018-04-19➕TATE, Kerridwyn Violet Mae appointeddirector
- 2017-09-30➖KIRKHAM, John David, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2017-02-01➕HUI, William Chor Wai, Dr appointeddirector
- 2016-07-04➖CLARKSON, Peter resignedsecretary
- 2016-07-04➕DUNN, David Jonathan appointedsecretary
- 2016-07-04➖CLARKSON, Peter Michael resigneddirector
- 2014-06-09➖RIDDLE, Anthony John resigneddirector
- 2013-06-10➕WALKER, Stephen Paul appointeddirector
- 2013-06-10➖PILLEY, Jean, Mrs. resigneddirector
- 2012-08-24➕FULLER, John Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2011-10-12➕CLARKSON, Peter appointedsecretary
- 2011-10-12➖WARD, Christopher Mark resignedsecretary
- 2010-08-23➖BARKER, Alfred resignedsecretary
- 2010-08-23➕WARD, Christopher Mark appointedsecretary
- 2010-08-23➖STEPHENSON, Lesley Helen resigneddirector
- 2010-06-07➖BROOME, Briony Margaret resigneddirector
- 2010-06-07➖GRAYSON, Eleanor Mary resigneddirector
- 2010-05-20➕STUBBS, Peter Joseph, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2009-11-26➕MURRAY, Elizabeth Susan appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 71 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2002-12-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87900 — Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Cherrytree
Mickley Lane Totley
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S17 4HE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-13
Last: 2025-12-30
Officers (8 active · 22 resigned)
BROWN, Alan Stuart→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2023-03-01
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DUNN, David Jonathan→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2002-12-30
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FULLER, John Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~84y · appointed 2012-08-24
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GRAYSON, Kathryn Jean→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2024-11-21
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HIGGINBOTTOM, Trevor→
Activedirector · ~88y · appointed 2024-11-21
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HOOLE, Janice Kathryn→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2006-11-30
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MURRAY, Elizabeth Susan→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2009-11-26
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WALKER, Stephen Paul→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2013-06-10
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BARKER, Alfred→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-12-30 · resigned 2010-08-23
CLARKSON, Peter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-10-12 · resigned 2016-07-04
DUNN, David Jonathan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-07-04 · resigned 2019-07-08
SMITH, Jonathan Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-07-08 · resigned 2024-07-01
WARD, Christopher Mark→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-08-23 · resigned 2011-10-12
BATEY, Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 2002-12-30 · resigned 2005-05-13
BIGGIN, Catherine→
Resigneddirector · ~113y · appointed 2002-12-30 · resigned 2003-11-01
BROOME, Briony Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2004-04-28 · resigned 2010-06-07
CATTELL, Roger→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 2002-12-30 · resigned 2005-12-31
CLARKSON, Peter Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2003-08-01 · resigned 2016-07-04
GRAYSON, Eleanor Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~100y · appointed 2002-12-30 · resigned 2010-06-07
HUI, William Chor Wai, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2017-02-01 · resigned 2022-02-17
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Recent filings (100 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-06