CEDAR EDUCATION CIC

🌳Matureactive
07593937 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-04-06
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Post-secondary non-tertiary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85520Cultural education
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-11-06
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    DOWNES, Nicola Joy resigned
    director
  5. 2024-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-02-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-07
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    JACOBS, Stephen Brendan, Dr resigned
    director
  15. 2019-04-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-11-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-11-23
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    WILDE, Anna Maria appointed
    director
  19. 2018-11-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2016-12-08
    ➕
    DOWNES, Nicola Joy appointed
    director
  21. 2011-04-06
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    Company incorporated
    As CEDAR EDUCATION CIC
  22. 2011-04-06
    ➕
    WESTER, Judith Renee, Dr appointed
    director
  23. 2011-04-06
    ➕
    JACOBS, Stephen Brendan, Dr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Judith Renee Wester
Individual · British · DOB 12/1954 · age 72
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Dr Judith Renee Westerceased 07/04/2026· board control · trust interest · firm interest

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2011-04-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85410 — Post-secondary non-tertiary education

Registered office

4 Church Close
Cruckton
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY5 8PP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-20
Last: 2026-04-06

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WESTER, Judith Renee, Dr→
director · ~72y · appointed 2011-04-06
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Active
WILDE, Anna Maria→
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-11-23
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Active
DOWNES, Nicola Joy→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-12-08 · resigned 2024-11-06
Resigned
JACOBS, Stephen Brendan, Dr→
director · ~71y · appointed 2011-04-06 · resigned 2019-04-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-30