CME INVESTMENTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC234534 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-25
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 23.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.3y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
95 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
4
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 3 accounts
- • 2 other
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 4 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-14📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2026-04-14📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2026-04-14📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2026-03-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-01-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-19➖COXHEAD, Christopher James resigneddirector
- 2025-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-06-06🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Ares Management Limited (As Security Agent)
- 2025-03-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-31➕BARTER-NG, Lisa appointeddirector
- 2025-01-31➕COXHEAD, Christopher James appointeddirector
- 2025-01-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-01-09🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Ares Management Limited (As Security Agent)
- 2025-01-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-12-09📄second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC02
- 2024-12-09📄second-filing-cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC07
- 2024-11-07📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2024-11-07📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-11-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-11-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-10-31➕BOOTY, Stephen Martin appointeddirector
- 2024-10-31➕WILSON, Clare Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2024-10-31➖MACAULAY, Dugald Macdonald resignedsecretary
- 2024-10-31➖MACAULAY, Dugald Macdonald resigneddirector
- 2024-10-31➖MACAULAY, Linda Anne resigneddirector
- 2024-03-13🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2024-03-13🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-10-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2003-01-17🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2003-01-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2002-12-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2002-09-13➕MACAULAY, Dugald Macdonald appointedsecretary
- 2002-09-13➖LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-09-13➕MACAULAY, Dugald Macdonald appointeddirector
- 2002-09-13➕MACAULAY, Linda Anne appointeddirector
- 2002-09-13➖LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-07-25🏢Company incorporatedAs CME INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2002-07-25➕LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-07-25➕LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Bright Stars Nursery Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Bright Stars Nursery Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CME INVESTMENTS LIMITED
This company · SC234534
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bright Stars Nursery Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/10/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Sollas Holdings Ltdceased 31/10/2024· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-07-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education
Registered office
Argyll House
Quarrywood Court
Livingston
West Lothian
EH54 6AX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
BARTER-NG, Lisa→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2025-01-31
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BOOTY, Stephen Martin→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2024-10-31
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WILSON, Clare Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2024-10-31
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MACAULAY, Dugald Macdonald→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-09-13 · resigned 2024-10-31
LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-25 · resigned 2002-09-13
COXHEAD, Christopher James→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2025-01-31 · resigned 2025-12-19
MACAULAY, Dugald Macdonald→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2002-09-13 · resigned 2024-10-31
MACAULAY, Linda Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2002-09-13 · resigned 2024-10-31
LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-07-25 · resigned 2002-09-13
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ares Management (As Security Agent) Ares Management Limited (As Security Agent) | A registered charge | — | 06/06/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Ares Management (As Security Agent) Ares Management Limited (As Security Agent) | A registered charge | — | 09/01/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 17/01/2003 | 13/03/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 17/01/2003 | 13/03/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 23/12/2002 | 11/10/2023 |
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Recent filings (95 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-04-14
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-04-14
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-04-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-01-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-01-06
second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC02
2024-12-09