DEAL AND WALMER CHAMBER OF TRADE LIMITED

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00463493 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1949-01-14
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£9.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), 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 (73/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
61 officers (3 active, 61 linked, 53 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
185 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £9,812
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,671 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£10k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£2k£5k£7k£10k£12kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£9.8k£12.5k
Current assets£9.8k£12.5k
Net assets£9.8k£12.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (123 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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  2. 2026-03-17
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  3. 2026-03-16
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    HEATH, Patrick Glyn resigned
    director
  4. 2025-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2024-03-19
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  6. 2023-08-26
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  7. 2023-05-11
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    address · AD01
  8. 2022-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2021-02-10
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  10. 2021-02-10
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  11. 2020-10-25
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    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-02-20
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  13. 2018-09-14
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  14. 2017-08-31
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  15. 2016-06-03
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  16. 2016-04-19
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  17. 2011-08-09
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    HUMPHREYS, Robert resigned
    director
  18. 2009-11-23
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    PAYNE, Donna resigned
    secretary
  19. 2009-11-23
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    LANGSTAFF, Jane Vanessa resigned
    director
  20. 2009-11-23
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    PAYNE, Donna resigned
    director
  21. 2009-05-18
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    HUMPHREYS, Robert appointed
    director
  22. 2009-03-16
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    JAYE, Annette Pauline resigned
    director
  23. 2009-01-19
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    DAVENPORT, Stephen Sydney resigned
    director
  24. 2008-08-18
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    HOBBS, Allan resigned
    director
  25. 2008-06-16
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    PAYNE, Donna appointed
    secretary
  26. 2008-06-16
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    SPIERS, Alan resigned
    secretary
  27. 2008-06-16
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    MALLINSON, Colin George resigned
    director
  28. 2008-06-16
    ➖
    SPIERS, Alan resigned
    director
  29. 2008-06-16
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    TYRRELL, Jeffrey resigned
    director
  30. 2008-04-14
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    JULL, Peter David appointed
    director
  31. 2008-04-14
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    PAYNE, Donna appointed
    director
  32. 2008-01-21
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    HEATH, Kevin William resigned
    director
  33. 2007-09-11
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    JULL, Peter David resigned
    director
  34. 2007-04-26
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    LEVAILLANT, Valerie Ellen appointed
    director
  35. 2007-04-26
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    DAVENPORT, Stephen Sydney appointed
    director
  36. 2007-04-26
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    JAYE, Annette Pauline appointed
    director
  37. 2007-04-26
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    LANGSTAFF, Jane Vanessa appointed
    director
  38. 2007-01-15
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    DAVIES, Peter Anthony resigned
    director
  39. 2006-04-27
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    VARRALL, Ian Peter appointed
    director
  40. 2006-04-27
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    HEATH, Kevin William appointed
    director
  41. 2006-04-27
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    HOBBS, Allan appointed
    director
  42. 2005-04-21
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    TYRRELL, Jeffrey appointed
    director
  43. 2004-07-31
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    ROOK, Julie Ann resigned
    director
  44. 2004-04-29
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    DAVIES, Peter Anthony appointed
    director
  45. 2004-04-19
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    RICHARDS, Roy resigned
    director
  46. 2004-04-19
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    TERRY, Michael resigned
    director
  47. 2003-04-22
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    MARSHALL, Janet Ann resigned
    director
  48. 2003-04-22
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    METCALFE, Clive Richard resigned
    director
  49. 2002-06-17
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    MARSHALL, Janet Ann appointed
    director
  50. 2002-06-17
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    RICHARDS, Roy appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 78 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1949-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

1 Deal Business Park
Southwall Road
Deal
CT14 9PZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-25
Last: 2026-05-11

Officers (3 active · 58 resigned)

JULL, Peter David→
director · ~68y · appointed 2008-04-14
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Active
LEVAILLANT, Valerie Ellen→
director · ~69y · appointed 2007-04-26
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Active
VARRALL, Ian Peter→
director · ~74y · appointed 2006-04-27
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Active
DRAPER, Ian James Hedley→
secretary · appointed 1998-01-19 · resigned 2000-04-22
Resigned
HENSON, Gordon Frederick→
secretary · appointed 1992-04-01 · resigned 1993-03-24
Resigned
JACOBS, Malcolm Andrew→
secretary · resigned 1996-04-17
Resigned
KEMP, Harry Charles→
secretary · appointed 1996-04-17 · resigned 1997-09-12
Resigned
PAYNE, Donna→
secretary · appointed 2008-06-16 · resigned 2009-11-23
Resigned
PHILPOTT, Scott Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2000-04-22 · resigned 2001-03-29
Resigned
ROSCOE, Mary Ann→
secretary · resigned 1992-03-31
Resigned
SPIERS, Alan→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-01 · resigned 2008-06-16
Resigned
BOAKES, Marian Elizabeth→
director · ~86y · appointed 1994-03-23 · resigned 1997-04-23
Resigned
BROWN, Deborah Jayne→
director · ~61y · resigned 1993-09-20
Resigned
CARTWRIGHT, Michael→
director · ~78y · resigned 1992-03-31
Resigned
DAVENPORT, Stephen Sydney→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-04-26 · resigned 2009-01-19
Resigned
DAVIES, Ian John→
director · ~73y · appointed 1997-04-23 · resigned 1998-04-22
Resigned
DAVIES, Peter Anthony→
director · ~63y · appointed 2004-04-29 · resigned 2007-01-15
Resigned
DIVERS, Amy Kathrine→
director · ~58y · appointed 1999-04-22 · resigned 2000-02-21
Resigned
DRAPER, Ian James Hedley→
director · ~81y · appointed 1995-04-24 · resigned 2000-04-22
Resigned
DUNKERLEY, Ian→
director · ~72y · resigned 1992-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (185 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-10