CHERRY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive

15697150 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-04-30

Investment thesis

Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.

Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.

Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£0

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Post-secondary non-tertiary education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85510Sports and recreation education
85520Cultural education
85600Educational support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (71/100)

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

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

11 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£0

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30
Total assets	£0
Net assets	£0

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand

2026-05-18
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officers · TM01
2026-05-15
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CADMAN, Michelle resigned
director
2026-01-29
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accounts · AA
2025-05-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-05-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-11
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PERFORMING ARTS CLUB ST JOHNS CIC appointed
corporate-director
2024-07-11
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officers · AP02
2024-05-14
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CADMAN, Michelle appointed
director
2024-05-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-07
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officers · AP04
2024-05-07
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appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2024-05-06
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THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2024-05-04
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THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2024-04-30
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Company incorporated
As CHERRY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
2024-04-30
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CHELLAIAH, Subash appointed
director
2024-04-30
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WALKER, James Dafydd appointed
director
2024-04-30
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

60/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

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

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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BARNS DAY NURSERY LIMITED→ 08081386 · est 2012 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	13y	—	—
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BRANSTON ACADEMY TRUST→ 07419660 · est 2010 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	15y	—	—
BUSHCRAFT TRAINING SERVICES LTD→ 16912720 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
C.H.A.S.E (CREATE HOPE AND SAFE ENVIRONMENTS) C.I.C.→ 16000353 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
CAISTOR GRAMMAR SCHOOL→ 07330058 · est 2010 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	15y	—	—
CARDINAL TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD→ 15680850 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
CATHERINE CALDWELL EDUCATION CONSULTANCY LIMITED→ 10203091 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
CHINA-ENGLAND BRIDGE CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES LTD→ 10855123 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
CHRIS BLAKE COACHING LTD→ 15388188 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2024-04-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85410 — Post-secondary non-tertiary education

Registered office

1a And 2a Beaumont Fee

Beaumont Fee

Lincoln

LN1 1UU

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-13

Last: 2026-04-29