C. H. FLATS NO. 1 (WOOTTON BASSETT) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01297010 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1977-02-04
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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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£38.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
45 officers (5 active, 45 linked, 40 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
158 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 £38,186
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,266 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£38k
↓ 7.9% YoY
Current Assets
£39k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£10k£21k£31k£41k£52kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£38.8k£49.8k
Current assets£38.8k£51.8k
Net assets£38.2k£41.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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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 (92 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-18
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  2. 2025-03-27
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  3. 2024-07-11
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  4. 2024-03-28
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  5. 2023-03-30
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  6. 2023-03-09
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  7. 2023-03-09
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-03-01
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    ARTHUR, Nicola Susan appointed
    director
  9. 2023-03-01
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    BENSON, Andrew appointed
    director
  10. 2023-03-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-02-08
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    ALLCORN, Lesley resigned
    director
  12. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  13. 2021-04-29
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  14. 2020-03-24
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  15. 2020-01-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-01-02
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    address · AD01
  17. 2019-03-26
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  18. 2019-02-14
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  19. 2019-02-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
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  20. 2019-02-01
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    BAKER, Eric Bernard resigned
    director
  21. 2018-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  22. 2016-06-29
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    REED, John resigned
    director
  23. 2015-06-30
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    HAWKINS, Janet Lesley resigned
    director
  24. 2014-06-25
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    PAGE, Joan Kathleen appointed
    secretary
  25. 2014-06-25
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    ALLCORN, Lesley appointed
    director
  26. 2014-06-25
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    PARSONS, Richard William resigned
    director
  27. 2012-06-22
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    PAGE, Joan Kathleen appointed
    director
  28. 2011-10-10
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    GLACHAN, Scott James resigned
    director
  29. 2007-12-11
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    GATHERCOLE, Simon appointed
    director
  30. 2007-12-11
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    GLACHAN, Scott James appointed
    director
  31. 2007-12-11
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    GREGORY, Ben resigned
    director
  32. 2007-12-11
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    HAWKINS, Janet Lesley appointed
    director
  33. 2007-12-11
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    REED, John appointed
    director
  34. 2007-07-13
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    PARSONS, Richard William appointed
    director
  35. 2006-08-25
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    WEST, Ann Marie resigned
    director
  36. 2006-06-25
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    WEBBER, Benjamin John resigned
    director
  37. 2005-10-01
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    DAVIES, Sheila Jane resigned
    director
  38. 2005-08-01
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    HOWITT, Annette resigned
    secretary
  39. 2005-08-01
    ➖
    HOWITT, Annette resigned
    director
  40. 2005-08-01
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    WHITING, Andrew Mark resigned
    director
  41. 2004-11-15
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    CRUTCHER, Mark Allan resigned
    director
  42. 2004-08-24
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    GREGORY, Ben appointed
    director
  43. 2002-11-14
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    WEST, Ann Marie appointed
    director
  44. 2002-08-23
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    BEEVERS, Melodie Anne resigned
    director
  45. 2002-08-21
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    ARTHUR, Michael Colin resigned
    director
  46. 2001-12-04
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    BONNEY, Heather Jane resigned
    director
  47. 2001-06-01
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    SMITH, Malcolm resigned
    director
  48. 2001-04-18
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    CRUTCHER, Mark Allan appointed
    director
  49. 2001-04-18
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    DAVIES, Sheila Jane appointed
    director
  50. 2000-11-21
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    BEEVERS, Melodie Anne appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Joan Kathleen Page
Individual · British · DOB 10/1946 · age 80
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest30/06/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1977-02-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

C/O Tydemans Residential
8 Lamora Close
Swindon
SN5 5TJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (5 active · 40 resigned)

PAGE, Joan Kathleen→
secretary · appointed 2014-06-25
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Active
ARTHUR, Nicola Susan→
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-03-01
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Active
BENSON, Andrew→
director · ~46y · appointed 2023-03-01
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Active
GATHERCOLE, Simon→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-12-11
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Active
PAGE, Joan Kathleen→
director · ~80y · appointed 2012-06-22
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Active
DARK, Kenneth Norman→
secretary · resigned 1995-01-10
Resigned
HOBBS, Barbara-Anne→
secretary · appointed 1995-01-10 · resigned 1996-11-13
Resigned
HOWITT, Annette→
secretary · appointed 1998-12-15 · resigned 2005-08-01
Resigned
JANES, Nicholas Francis→
secretary · appointed 1996-11-13 · resigned 1999-12-15
Resigned
AFFLECK, David→
director · ~58y · resigned 1995-01-10
Resigned
ALFORD, John Colin→
director · ~58y · appointed 1994-01-11 · resigned 1996-12-10
Resigned
ALLCORN, Lesley→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-06-25 · resigned 2023-02-08
Resigned
ARTHUR, Michael Colin→
director · ~61y · appointed 1996-12-10 · resigned 2002-08-21
Resigned
BAKER, Eric Bernard→
director · ~80y · appointed 1998-12-15 · resigned 2019-02-01
Resigned
BEEVERS, Melodie Anne→
director · ~80y · appointed 2000-11-21 · resigned 2002-08-23
Resigned
BONNEY, Heather Jane→
director · ~63y · appointed 2000-10-25 · resigned 2001-12-04
Resigned
BOULTON, Julie Michelle→
director · ~61y · appointed 1995-01-10 · resigned 1997-12-04
Resigned
COOK, Janice Eleanor→
director · ~77y · appointed 1995-01-10 · resigned 1996-12-10
Resigned
CROWN, Andrew James Neville→
director · ~55y · appointed 1995-01-10 · resigned 1998-10-13
Resigned
CRUTCHER, Mark Allan→
director · ~50y · appointed 2001-04-18 · resigned 2004-11-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (158 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-29