ACADEMY OF CHEESE (DEVELOPMENT) LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11147777 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-12
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£22.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Post-secondary non-tertiary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (3 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £22,070

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£22k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£97k
↑ 55% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£19k£39k£58k£78k£97kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£22.1k£19.4k
Current assets£97.2k£62.6k
Net assets£22.1k£19.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-05
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    change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH02
  6. 2022-01-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-12-20
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2021-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-07-30
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  13. 2020-07-30
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2020-06-04
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    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP02
  15. 2020-05-22
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    ACADEMY OF CHEESE appointed
    corporate-director
  16. 2019-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-05-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2018-08-28
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  19. 2018-01-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ACADEMY OF CHEESE (DEVELOPMENT) LTD
  20. 2018-01-12
    ➕
    TURNBULL, Charles appointed
    secretary
  21. 2018-01-12
    ➕
    TURNBULL, Charles Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CHEESE" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-01-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85410 — Post-secondary non-tertiary education

Registered office

Ts Accounting South West Ltd
Unit 20, Kingsmead Business Park
Gillingham
Dorset
SP8 5FB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

TURNBULL, Charles→
secretary · appointed 2018-01-12
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Active
TURNBULL, Charles Robert→
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-01-12
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ACADEMY OF CHEESE→
corporate-director · appointed 2020-05-22
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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2022-01-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-16