CHAPLIN FARMS (FULBOURN) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00835358 · ltd · incorporated 1965-01-25
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 49.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£307.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · oldest 49.9y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 49.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £307,897
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,069 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£308k
↓ 1.3% YoY
Current Assets
£28k
↓ 6.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £353.0k | £357.1k |
| Current assets | £27.6k | £29.5k |
| Net assets | £307.9k | £312.0k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-09-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-08-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-08-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-08-20➕CHAPLIN, Melanie Jayne appointeddirector
- 2020-08-20➕HOWARD, Amanda appointeddirector
- 2020-08-20➖CHAPLIN, Adrian Miles Pretto resigneddirector
- 2020-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-08-05➖CHAPLIN, Peter Joseph resigneddirector
- 2008-07-16➖CHAPLIN, Miles Adrian resigneddirector
- 1999-01-24➕CHAPLIN, Miles Adrian appointeddirector
- 1992-10-05🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1991-08-22🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 1991-08-22🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1991-08-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1976-10-08🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1976-07-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1976-07-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1965-01-25🏢Company incorporatedAs CHAPLIN FARMS (FULBOURN) LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 "CHAPLIN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 61 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Amanda Chaplin Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Adrian Chaplinceased 20/08/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BESTAR CO., LTD→ 16008466 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BRITTONS FARMING→ 06066082 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| C W LOW AND SON LIMITED→ 04661644 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| CAM PARK ARENA LIMITED→ 14484058 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| CAMBULLS LTD→ 15588381 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CAPITAL AGRI INTERNATIONAL LTD→ 10603408 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| CERI VALLEY ORCHARDS LIMITED→ 06435030 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| CG CHAMBERS AND SONS LIMITED→ 10773175 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| CHIPPENHAM BLOODSTOCK LIMITED→ 02048776 · est 1986 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 39y | — | — |
| CHIVERS FARMS GROUP LIMITED→ 15068040 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CJ PROP LTD→ 10503324 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| CJS LAND (2014) LIMITED→ 09133403 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1965-01-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Bounds 9 Doggett Lane
Fulbourn
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB21 5BT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
Active
CHAPLIN, Melanie Jayne→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2020-08-20
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HOWARD, Amanda→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2020-08-20
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CHAPLIN, Adrian Miles Pretto→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 2020-08-20
CHAPLIN, Miles Adrian→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 1999-01-24 · resigned 2008-07-16
CHAPLIN, Peter Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · resigned 2011-08-05
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 05/10/1992 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 08/10/1976 | 22/08/1991 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Further charge | 1 property | 22/07/1976 | 22/08/1991 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 22/07/1976 | 22/08/1991 |
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Recent filings (101 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-09-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-09-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-08-30