CHUDLEIGH KNIGHTON PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07162177 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-02-18
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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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£49.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (63/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £49,486
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£49k
Current Assets
£50k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £49.5k |
| Current assets | £49.7k |
| Net assets | £49.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-03-01➖SHEFFIELD, Alan Peter resigneddirector
- 2018-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-08➕VINEY, Joanne Ellen Samantha appointeddirector
- 2014-05-08➕ANDREWS, Victoria Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2014-05-07➖HADLEY, Victoria resignedsecretary
- 2014-05-07➖HADLEY, Victoria resigneddirector
- 2014-05-07➖HALL, Ruth Ann resigneddirector
- 2014-05-07➖NELMES, Jackie resigneddirector
- 2014-04-08➕ANDREWS, Victoria Margaret appointeddirector
- 2013-11-25➕SHEFFIELD, Alan Peter appointeddirector
- 2013-04-08➕LACEY, Sally Kate Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2012-06-19➖ROWSELL, Julia resigneddirector
- 2010-02-23➕HALL, Ruth Ann appointeddirector
- 2010-02-18🏢Company incorporatedAs CHUDLEIGH KNIGHTON PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED
- 2010-02-18➕HADLEY, Victoria appointedsecretary
- 2010-02-18➕HADLEY, Victoria appointeddirector
- 2010-02-18➕NELMES, Jackie appointeddirector
- 2010-02-18➕ROWSELL, Julia appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- 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
Incorporated2010-02-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education
Registered office
Chudleigh Knighton Pre-School Pauline's Place
Chudleigh Knighton
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ13 0EY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18
Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)
ANDREWS, Victoria Margaret→
Activesecretary · appointed 2014-05-08
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ANDREWS, Victoria Margaret→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2014-04-08
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LACEY, Sally Kate Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2013-04-08
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VINEY, Joanne Ellen Samantha→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2014-12-08
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HADLEY, Victoria→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-02-18 · resigned 2014-05-07
HADLEY, Victoria→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2010-02-18 · resigned 2014-05-07
HALL, Ruth Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2010-02-23 · resigned 2014-05-07
NELMES, Jackie→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2010-02-18 · resigned 2014-05-07
ROWSELL, Julia→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2010-02-18 · resigned 2012-06-19
SHEFFIELD, Alan Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2013-11-25 · resigned 2019-03-01
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Recent filings (51 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-31