CHRYSALIS (CUMBRIA) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05751140 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2006-03-21

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 16.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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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

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 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

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 16.7y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 16.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

24 officers (6 active, 24 linked, 20 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 10 total, 10 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

112 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 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (68 events)Click to expand

2025-12-18
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2025-04-01
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2025-03-26
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2025-03-25
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officers · CH01
2025-03-25
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address · AD01
2025-03-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-06
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mortgage · MR01
2024-11-04
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Charge registered #4
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2024-10-18
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accounts · AA
2024-09-28
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-09-28
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-26
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2024-04-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-04-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
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2024-04-11
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2023-11-09
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officers · AP01
2023-11-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
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WALKER, Stephen appointed
director
2023-03-13
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officers · TM01
2023-02-27
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WELLS, Ann Gilda resigned
director
2022-07-14
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KEMP, Julie Anne resigned
director
2020-10-14
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KEMP, Julie Anne appointed
director
2020-09-30
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TEASDALE, Joan resigned
director
2019-12-09
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DODD, David Alan appointed
director
2019-07-10
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WHITTAM, Judith Lesley resigned
director
2018-10-05
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DRURY, Margaret Alice appointed
secretary
2018-10-05
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WELLS, Ann Gilda resigned
secretary
2018-10-05
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WELLS, Ann Gilda appointed
director
2018-03-23
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DUNSTAN, Catherynn Elizabeth resigned
director
2017-07-14
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DRURY, Margaret Alice appointed
director
2016-10-06
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EARL, Barbara Helen appointed
director
2016-05-21
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EDWARDS, Clare resigned
director
2016-04-12
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CONNOLLY, Catherine resigned
director
2016-03-31
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GREGGAINS, Peter Norman resigned
director
2016-01-02
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BROWNRIGG, Lynne Carole resigned
director
2015-11-11
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BROWNRIGG, Lynne Carole appointed
director
2015-11-11
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WHITTAM, Judith Lesley appointed
director
2014-05-28
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CONNOLLY, Catherine appointed
director
2014-05-28
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DUNSTAN, Catherynn Elizabeth appointed
director
2014-05-28
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EDWARDS, Clare appointed
director
2014-05-28
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TEASDALE, Joan appointed
director
2013-12-12
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PEARSON, Ian George resigned
director
2013-01-24
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PEARSON, Ian George appointed
director
2012-04-30
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STEEL, Nigel resigned
director
2011-12-19
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EDWARDS, Clare resigned
director
2011-06-10
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Charge registered #3
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC

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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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
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

Incorporated2006-03-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Leaside

Longthwaite Road

Wigton

Cumbria

CA7 9JR

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-04

Last: 2026-03-21