CHARGOT ESTATES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01335206 · ltd · incorporated 1977-10-21
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

20 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 48.2y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 48.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
20 charges (20/20 with lender, 20/20 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
174 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (74 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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  2. 2025-02-27
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  3. 2024-02-27
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  4. 2023-05-26
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  5. 2022-05-30
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  6. 2021-05-28
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  7. 2021-03-12
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  8. 2020-03-04
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  9. 2020-02-28
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  10. 2020-02-20
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    ISAAC, Ronald David appointed
    secretary
  11. 2020-02-12
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    accounts · AA01
  12. 2019-12-12
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  13. 2019-12-12
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  14. 2019-05-20
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  18. 2019-05-20
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  19. 2019-05-20
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  20. 2019-05-17
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    Charge satisfied #20
  21. 2019-05-17
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    Charge satisfied #19
  22. 2019-05-16
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    DAVIDSON, Peter James appointed
    director
  23. 2019-05-16
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    EVANS, Elizabeth Ann resigned
    secretary
  24. 2019-05-16
    ➖
    EVANS, Elizabeth Ann resigned
    director
  25. 2019-05-16
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    EVANS, Trevor Gwyn resigned
    director
  26. 2015-08-12
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    Charge satisfied #18
  27. 2015-08-12
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    Charge satisfied #17
  28. 2014-12-09
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    Charge registered #20
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  29. 2014-12-09
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    Charge registered #19
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  30. 2008-08-21
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    Charge satisfied #16
  31. 2008-08-21
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    Charge satisfied #14
  32. 2008-08-21
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    Charge satisfied #13
  33. 2008-05-12
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    MARSHALL, Kathleen Doris resigned
    secretary
  34. 2008-05-12
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    MARSHALL, John Henry resigned
    director
  35. 2008-05-12
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    MARSHALL, Kathleen Doris resigned
    director
  36. 2008-05-12
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    POWELL, David John resigned
    director
  37. 2008-05-12
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    VANN, David resigned
    director
  38. 2008-05-12
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    Charge registered #18
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  39. 2008-05-06
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    Charge registered #17
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  40. 2008-04-04
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    Charge satisfied #15
  41. 2008-04-04
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    Charge satisfied #6
  42. 2008-04-04
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    Charge satisfied #5
  43. 2008-04-04
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    Charge satisfied #4
  44. 2008-04-04
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    Charge satisfied #3
  45. 2008-04-04
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    Charge satisfied #2
  46. 2008-04-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
  47. 2007-09-18
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    POWELL, David John appointed
    director
  48. 2007-05-16
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    VANN, David appointed
    director
  49. 2007-05-12
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    EVANS, Elizabeth Ann appointed
    secretary
  50. 2007-05-12
    ➕
    EVANS, Elizabeth Ann appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 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
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

P J Davidson Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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P J Davidson Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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CHARGOT ESTATES LIMITED
This company · 01335206

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
P J Davidson Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/05/2019
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Trevor Gwyn Evansceased 16/05/2019· significant influence
  • G & A Leisure Limitedceased 16/05/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mrs Elizabeth Ann Evansceased 16/05/2019· significant influence

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

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1977-10-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

5 Millers Way
Tedburn St. Mary
Exeter
Devon
EX6 6RS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

ISAAC, Ronald David→
secretary · appointed 2020-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIDSON, Peter James→
director · ~66y · appointed 2019-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EVANS, Elizabeth Ann→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-12 · resigned 2019-05-16
Resigned
MARSHALL, Kathleen Doris→
secretary · resigned 2008-05-12
Resigned
EVANS, Elizabeth Ann→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-05-12 · resigned 2019-05-16
Resigned
EVANS, Trevor Gwyn→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-05-12 · resigned 2019-05-16
Resigned
MARSHALL, John Henry→
director · ~93y · resigned 2008-05-12
Resigned
MARSHALL, Kathleen Doris→
director · ~92y · resigned 2008-05-12
Resigned
POWELL, David John→
director · ~74y · appointed 2007-09-18 · resigned 2008-05-12
Resigned
VANN, David→
director · ~77y · appointed 2007-05-16 · resigned 2008-05-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

20
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:20 of 20 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property09/12/201417/05/2019
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge—09/12/201417/05/2019
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property12/05/200812/08/2015
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture1 property06/05/200812/08/2015
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property24/05/199621/08/2008
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property14/09/199504/04/2008
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property14/09/199521/08/2008
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property14/09/199521/08/2008
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property29/03/199529/11/1995
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC.
Legal charge1 property09/03/199529/11/1995
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property09/08/199429/11/1995
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property28/08/199024/11/1995
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property28/08/199024/11/1995
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank LTD
Guarantee and debenture1 property10/08/197915/12/1989
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property12/06/197904/04/2008
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property24/11/197804/04/2008
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property15/09/197804/04/2008
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property15/09/197804/04/2008
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property17/05/197804/04/2008
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
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Legal mortgage1 property17/05/197804/04/2008

Recent filings (174 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
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accounts · AA
2024-02-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
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accounts · AA
2023-05-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-15
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-02-28