CHESTER DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST

🌳Matureactive

08451787 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2013-03-19

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: Educational support services

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

30 officers (11 active, 30 linked, 25 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

96 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (71 events)Click to expand

2026-03-27
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officers · CH01
2026-03-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
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BRECKELL, Susan Margaret resigned
director
2025-10-06
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accounts · AAMD
2025-07-04
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officers · AP01
2025-06-25
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HOLDCROFT, Elizabeth Louise appointed
director
2025-03-07
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-01-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-18
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RENSHAW, Elizabeth, Canon resigned
director
2024-06-21
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
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officers · AP01
2023-12-20
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BEASLEY, Alison Margaret appointed
director
2023-10-03
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officers · AP03
2023-09-26
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WILLIAMS, Christopher James appointed
secretary
2023-08-31
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JN HAMPTON LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2023-08-31
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-01-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-03
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-01-03
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-12-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-16
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BRECKELL, Susan Margaret appointed
director
2022-07-21
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LESLIE, Timothy John resigned
director
2022-07-21
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RYAN, Joan resigned
director
2022-07-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-22
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DUNBAR, Victoria Elizabeth appointed
director
2022-03-24
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MAINARD, Ralph Ian appointed
director
2021-12-02
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MOWATT, Marianne resigned
director
2021-09-22
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MASON, John Philip, Dr appointed
director
2021-01-15
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PENN, Christopher Robert appointed
director
2020-10-12
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OWEN, Edward Charles Garnett resigned
director
2020-03-16
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EASTWOOD, Philip Mark appointed
director
2019-12-12
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ZIMAN, Harry John, Dr resigned
director
2019-12-11
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FELIX, David Rhys, The Revd appointed
director
2019-12-11
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MOWATT, Marianne appointed
director
2019-11-12
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HAMPTON, Jason Nicholas resigned
secretary
2019-11-12
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JN HAMPTON LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2019-11-01
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CARR, Janet Mary resigned
director
2019-08-30
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MORRIS, Andrew David resigned
director
2019-05-01
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DIXON, Neil Macaulay appointed
director
2019-05-01
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PENN, Christopher Robert resigned
director
2018-12-13
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CARR, Janet Mary appointed
director
2018-12-13
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LESLIE, Timothy John appointed
director
2018-10-01
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HAMPTON, Jason Nicholas appointed
secretary
2018-08-31
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ROSS, Andrew resigned
secretary

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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.)

Group structure

Chester Diocesan Board Of Education holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Chester Diocesan Board Of Education

Corporate parent · board control

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CHESTER DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST

This company · 08451787

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Chester Diocesan Board Of Education Corporate entity	—	—	board controlboard control	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2013-03-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

Room 526, The Heath Business And Technical Park, Room 526

The Heath Business & Technical Park

Runcorn

WA7 4QX

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-20

Last: 2026-03-06