CHEADLE (GROUP) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09182712 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-20
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
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£42.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £42,515
Cash YoY
+25%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10k
↑ 25% YoY
Net Worth
£43k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£54k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£11k£22k£32k£43k£54kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£42.5k£38.8k
Current assets£54.1k£46.8k
Cash£10.5k£8.4k
Debtors£27.7k£13.6k
Net assets£42.5k£37.0k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-02
    ➕
    HOPKINSON, Helen appointed
    director
  4. 2024-01-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2016-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-10-29
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2014-11-06
    ➖
    HOPKINSON, Richard Lloyd resigned
    director
  18. 2014-08-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CHEADLE (GROUP) LIMITED
  19. 2014-08-20
    ➕
    HOPKINSON, John Haworth appointed
    director
  20. 2014-08-20
    ➕
    HOPKINSON, Richard Lloyd 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 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Mr John Haworth Hopkinson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1947 · age 79
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Helen Hopkinson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1956 · age 70
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-08-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

80 Carlton Road
Witton Park
Northwich
Cheshire
CW9 5PG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HOPKINSON, Helen→
director · ~70y · appointed 2024-01-02
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Active
HOPKINSON, John Haworth→
director · ~79y · appointed 2014-08-20
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Active
HOPKINSON, Richard Lloyd→
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-08-20 · resigned 2014-11-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-21