CHERISH LIFE FOUNDATION CIC

🌳Matureactive
08051213 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-30
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-03-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-03-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2026-03-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2026-03-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-05-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-05-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2024-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-04-08
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-10-19
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    ADAMSON, David John resigned
    director
  18. 2012-10-19
    ➖
    WATSON, Gemma resigned
    director
  19. 2012-04-30
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    Company incorporated
    As CHERISH LIFE FOUNDATION CIC
  20. 2012-04-30
    ➕
    WATSON, Peter William appointed
    director
  21. 2012-04-30
    ➕
    WATSON, Wendy Marilyn appointed
    director
  22. 2012-04-30
    ➕
    ADAMSON, David John appointed
    director
  23. 2012-04-30
    ➕
    WATSON, Gemma appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 65. 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Wendy Marilyn Watson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Peter William Watson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65
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
Incorporated2012-04-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Ground Floor, Seneca House Links Point
Amy Johnson Way
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY4 2FF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WATSON, Peter William→
director · ~65y · appointed 2012-04-30
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Active
WATSON, Wendy Marilyn→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-04-30
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Active
ADAMSON, David John→
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-04-30 · resigned 2012-10-19
Resigned
WATSON, Gemma→
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-04-30 · resigned 2012-10-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15