CORNERSTONE TRAINING NORTH WEST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07570022 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-18
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2018-01-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-22
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    HALL, Martin resigned
    secretary
  15. 2017-09-22
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2017-08-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2017-08-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2016-11-21
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    SALEHI, Caroline Olwen appointed
    director
  19. 2012-01-03
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    HALL, Martin appointed
    secretary
  20. 2011-03-18
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    Company incorporated
    As CORNERSTONE TRAINING NORTH WEST LIMITED
  21. 2011-03-18
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    SALEHI, Ramin Christopher appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Caroline Olwen Salehi
Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting08/01/2018
Mr Ramin Christopher Salehi
Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-03-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 2, Suite 5 Meadowbank Business Park
Shap Road
Kendal
LA9 6NY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

SALEHI, Caroline Olwen→
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-11-21
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Active
SALEHI, Ramin Christopher→
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-03-18
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Active
HALL, Martin→
secretary · appointed 2012-01-03 · resigned 2017-09-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-23