CHIRPY CHICKS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

🌳Matureactive
08002141 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2012-03-22
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-28
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    SUTHERLAND, Charlene Marie appointed
    director
  7. 2022-01-28
    ➖
    ANDERSON, Alexander Frank resigned
    director
  8. 2022-01-28
    ➖
    ANDERSON, Carol-Anne resigned
    director
  9. 2022-01-28
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-01-28
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  11. 2022-01-28
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  12. 2021-01-13
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-17
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  14. 2019-04-15
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  15. 2018-02-14
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  16. 2017-03-27
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-02-28
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    DOWNING, Paul Charles resigned
    director
  18. 2017-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-06-02
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2012-03-22
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    Company incorporated
    As CHIRPY CHICKS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
  21. 2012-03-22
    ➕
    DOWNING, Linda Joy appointed
    director
  22. 2012-03-22
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Alexander Frank appointed
    director
  23. 2012-03-22
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Carol-Anne appointed
    director
  24. 2012-03-22
    ➕
    DOWNING, Paul Charles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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
Incorporated2012-03-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Chirpy Chicks Pre-School Gretton School Kirby Road
Gretton
Nr Corby
Northamptonshire
NN17 3DB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

DOWNING, Linda Joy→
director · ~63y · appointed 2012-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SUTHERLAND, Charlene Marie→
director · ~46y · appointed 2022-01-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERSON, Alexander Frank→
director · ~76y · appointed 2012-03-22 · resigned 2022-01-28
Resigned
ANDERSON, Carol-Anne→
director · ~72y · appointed 2012-03-22 · resigned 2022-01-28
Resigned
DOWNING, Paul Charles→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-03-22 · resigned 2017-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-13