CHICHESTER ESTATES COMPANY(THE)
🌳Matureactive
00860357 · private-unlimited · incorporated 1965-10-01
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2016-01-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-01-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-12-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-12-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-12-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-12-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-12-17📍move-registers-to-sail-companyaddress · AD03
- 2009-12-17📍change-sail-address-companyaddress · AD02
- 2009-12-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-12-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2008-12-19📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-01-21📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2007-02-17📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2007-01-10📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2006-12-28➖BIDDLE, Donald Frank resigneddirector
- 1996-06-14➕DALRYMPLE, Jocelyn Hew appointedsecretary
- 1996-06-14➖BRAGGS, Jean Mary resignedsecretary
- 1996-05-08➕DALRYMPLE, Jocelyn Hew appointeddirector
- 1996-05-08➖GRAY, Simon Talbot resigneddirector
- 1965-10-01🏢Company incorporatedAs CHICHESTER ESTATES COMPANY(THE)
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 61 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
John Nicholas Ninth Earl Of Chichester Individual · British · DOB 04/1944 · age 82 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated1965-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Old Library Chambers
21 Chipper Lane
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP1 1BG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
DALRYMPLE, Jocelyn Hew→
Activesecretary · appointed 1996-06-14
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DALRYMPLE, Jocelyn Hew→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 1996-05-08
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NINTH EARL OF CHICHESTER, John Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~82y
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BRAGGS, Jean Mary→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1996-06-14
BIDDLE, Donald Frank→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · resigned 2006-12-28
GRAY, Simon Talbot→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · resigned 1996-05-08
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Recent filings (55 total)
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