CHESTER DIOCESAN LEARNING TRUST
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16546319 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2025-06-27
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Primary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85310General secondary education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (7 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
3 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-01➕WOODGER, Mark Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2025-09-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-06-27🏢Company incorporatedAs CHESTER DIOCESAN LEARNING TRUST
- 2025-06-27➕ATENYAM, Dayan appointeddirector
- 2025-06-27➕LEE, Charles Adrian appointeddirector
- 2025-06-27➕PENN, Christopher Robert, Canon appointeddirector
- 2025-06-27➕THOMAS, Emerald appointeddirector
- 2025-06-27➕WARREN, Andrew Mark appointeddirector
- 2025-06-27➕WEBB, Gail Eileen appointeddirector
- 2025-06-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
60/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 0.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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
Incorporated2025-06-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85200 — Primary education
Registered office
Church House
5500 Daresbury Park
Daresbury
Warrington
WA4 4GE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-10
Last: —
Officers (7 active · 0 resigned)
ATENYAM, Dayan→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2025-06-27
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LEE, Charles Adrian→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2025-06-27
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PENN, Christopher Robert, Canon→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2025-06-27
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THOMAS, Emerald→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2025-06-27
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WARREN, Andrew Mark→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2025-06-27
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WEBB, Gail Eileen→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2025-06-27
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WOODGER, Mark Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2026-01-01
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Recent filings (3 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-30
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-09-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-06-27