COCKERMOUTH SCHOOL ACADEMY
🌳Matureactive
09679536 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2015-07-09
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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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: General secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive 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 (64/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
40 officers (9 active, 40 linked, 39 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
97 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.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (93 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-08📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2026-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-19➖WARD, Andrew Brian resigneddirector
- 2025-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31➖TATE, Rachel Copley resigneddirector
- 2024-09-01➖WATSON, Richard Philip Ernest resigneddirector
- 2024-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-01➕ATKINSON, Stephanie appointeddirector
- 2024-01-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-16➕LORD, Alastair David appointeddirector
- 2023-12-15➖CONNOLLY, Helen Jane resigneddirector
- 2023-12-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-01➕GRAHAM, Craig William appointeddirector
- 2023-04-24➖DRAPER, Christopher Philip resigneddirector
- 2023-04-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-26➖SWAIN, Lynne Francis resigneddirector
- 2023-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-30➕ROBERTS, Thomas David appointeddirector
- 2022-03-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-10➕ROBERTS, Thomas David appointeddirector
- 2022-03-10➖ROBERTS, Thomas David resigneddirector
- 2022-03-10➕ROBERTS, Thomas David appointeddirector
- 2022-03-10➖ROBERTS, Thomas David resigneddirector
- 2022-03-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-07➕SMILLIE, Michael Ian appointedsecretary
- 2021-11-28➖HEAP, Paul Frank resigneddirector
- 2021-09-19➖O'TOWNSON, Grant Paul resigneddirector
- 2021-09-01➕KING, Richard appointeddirector
- 2021-09-01➕DRAPER, Christopher Philip appointeddirector
- 2021-09-01➕O'TOWNSON, Grant Paul appointeddirector
- 2021-09-01➕TATE, Rachel Copley appointeddirector
- 2021-09-01➕WATSON, Richard Philip Ernest appointeddirector
- 2021-08-31➖PETRIE, Robert Peter, Dr resigneddirector
- 2021-07-14➖PARRY, Catherine Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2021-02-26➖MOODY, Charles Paul resigneddirector
- 2020-10-13➖NATTRESS, Christopher David resigneddirector
- 2020-06-01➖ASKEW, Richard resigneddirector
- 2019-09-09➖SHEPHERD, Marrie Elaine resigneddirector
- 2019-08-20➖BOWEN, Lesley Margaret resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 93 events
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -8 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 signalMultiple 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2015-07-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education
Registered office
Cockermouth School
Castlegate Drive
Cockermouth
CA13 9HF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03
Officers (9 active · 31 resigned)
SMILLIE, Michael Ian→
Activesecretary · appointed 2022-02-07
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ATKINSON, Stephanie→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2024-02-01
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CROZIER, Robert Morgan→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2015-09-01
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GRAHAM, Craig William→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2023-12-01
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KING, Richard→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2021-09-01
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LORD, Alastair David→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2024-01-16
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MOSES, Susan Mary→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2015-09-01
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RANKIN, Alan Mark→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2015-12-15
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ROBERTS, Thomas David→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2022-03-30
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ASHFIELD, Martin Keith→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2019-03-27 · resigned 2019-06-12
ASKEW, Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2016-10-15 · resigned 2020-06-01
BOWEN, Lesley Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2019-08-20
CONNOLLY, Helen Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2018-03-27 · resigned 2023-12-15
DEVENISH, Jutta Elisabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2017-02-16 · resigned 2019-01-10
DRAPER, Christopher Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2021-09-01 · resigned 2023-04-24
FEE, Stephen Malcolm→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2017-06-15
FEE, Stephen Malcolm→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2017-12-12
FROST, Susan→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2017-02-16 · resigned 2017-09-17
GRAINGER, John Michael Wilde→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2015-07-09 · resigned 2017-08-31
HEAP, Paul Frank→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2021-11-28
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Recent filings (97 total)
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-24