CHAS. KENDALL (TURF ACCOUNTANT) LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
00839910 · ltd · incorporated 1965-03-05
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
50/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Gambling and betting activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 50/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
27 officers (3 active, 27 linked, 18 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
162 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
50/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (69 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2026-02-24
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2025-12-09
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2025-11-26
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2025-11-05
    📄
    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  6. 2025-11-05
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  7. 2025-11-05
    📄
    legacy
    capital · SH20
  8. 2025-11-05
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2025-04-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-11-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-11-13
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-11-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-11-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-11-11
    DAVISON, Andrew appointed
    director
  15. 2024-11-11
    HADDOW, Sara Kiew appointed
    director
  16. 2024-11-11
    SMITH, Stuart John resigned
    director
  17. 2024-11-11
    SUTTERS, Charles Alexander resigned
    director
  18. 2024-09-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2024-05-06
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  20. 2024-05-06
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  21. 2023-07-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2023-04-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2022-11-02
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  24. 2022-11-02
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  25. 2022-10-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  26. 2021-09-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  27. 2019-11-21
    LADBROKES CORAL CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2019-11-21
    ARSENIĆ, Sonja resigned
    secretary
  29. 2019-08-08
    ARSENIĆ, Sonja appointed
    secretary
  30. 2019-08-08
    LADBROKES CORAL CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2019-08-08
    LADBROKES CORAL CORPORATE DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  32. 2018-08-09
    SMITH, Stuart John appointed
    director
  33. 2018-08-09
    SUTTERS, Charles Alexander appointed
    director
  34. 2018-06-28
    CAMMIDGE, Cassandra Alice, Cassandra'S Company Secretarial Services resigned
    director
  35. 2018-06-04
    BEARDSELL, Lindsay Claire resigned
    director
  36. 2018-04-16
    CAMMIDGE, Cassandra Alice, Cassandra'S Company Secretarial Services appointed
    director
  37. 2018-04-16
    MASON, Geoffrey Keith Howard resigned
    director
  38. 2017-07-18
    MASON, Geoffrey Keith Howard appointed
    director
  39. 2017-07-18
    GALA CORAL NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  40. 2017-07-18
    GALA CORAL PROPERTIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  41. 2017-07-18
    LADBROKES CORAL CORPORATE DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  42. 2017-05-18
    GALA CORAL SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  43. 2017-05-18
    LADBROKES CORAL CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  44. 2017-03-31
    BEARDSELL, Lindsay Claire appointed
    director
  45. 2017-03-31
    WILLITS, Harry Andrew resigned
    director
  46. 2015-06-17
    WILLITS, Harry Andrew appointed
    director
  47. 2015-05-28
    HORNBY, Andy resigned
    director
  48. 2014-11-19
    GALA CORAL PROPERTIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  49. 2013-03-29
    LANG, Richard resigned
    director
  50. 2011-10-25
    HORNBY, Andy appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

2 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-02-24

1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2025-11-05: legacy

Group structure

Ce Acquisition 1 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Ce Acquisition 1 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
CHAS. KENDALL (TURF ACCOUNTANT) LIMITED
This company · 00839910

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ce Acquisition 1 Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/10/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Coral Racing Ltdceased 07/10/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1965-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC92000 — Gambling and betting activities

Registered office

7th Floor, One Stratford Place
Westfield Stratford City, Montfichet Road,
London
E20 1EJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last: 2025-08-16

Officers (0 active · 24 resigned)

LADBROKES CORAL CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-11-21
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Active
DAVISON, Andrew
director · ~46y · appointed 2024-11-11
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Active
HADDOW, Sara Kiew
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-11-11
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Active
ARSENIĆ, Sonja
secretary · appointed 2019-08-08 · resigned 2019-11-21
Resigned
DODD, Kathryn Ann
secretary · appointed 1993-04-06 · resigned 2011-09-23
Resigned
RIGG, Catherine
secretary · resigned 1993-04-06
Resigned
GALA CORAL SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-09-23 · resigned 2017-05-18
Resigned
LADBROKES CORAL CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-05-18 · resigned 2019-08-08
Resigned
BEARDSELL, Lindsay Claire
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-03-31 · resigned 2018-06-04
Resigned
CAMMIDGE, Cassandra Alice, Cassandra'S Company Secretarial Services
director · ~35y · appointed 2018-04-16 · resigned 2018-06-28
Resigned
DODD, Kathryn Ann
director · ~60y · appointed 1993-04-06 · resigned 2011-09-23
Resigned
DODD, Stuart Kenneth
director · ~64y · appointed 1993-04-06 · resigned 2001-06-23
Resigned
GOWLDING, Brian Charles
director · ~95y · resigned 2000-01-20
Resigned
HORNBY, Andy
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-10-25 · resigned 2015-05-28
Resigned
HUGHES, Gary William
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-09-23 · resigned 2011-09-30
Resigned
LANG, Richard
director · ~63y · appointed 2011-09-30 · resigned 2013-03-29
Resigned
LATES, Paul Winter
director · ~81y · resigned 2011-09-23
Resigned
MASON, Geoffrey Keith Howard
director · ~72y · appointed 2017-07-18 · resigned 2018-04-16
Resigned
RIGG, Catherine
director · ~90y · resigned 2011-09-23
Resigned
RIGG, Joseph Leslie
director · ~103y · resigned 1992-10-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (162 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2026-02-24
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2025-12-09
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2025-11-26
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2025-11-05
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2025-11-05
legacy
capital · SH20
2025-11-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20