A. B. CHOLERTON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01762778 · ltd · incorporated 1983-10-19
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£1.50M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 85). 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
96 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,495,973
Cash YoY
+8%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£240k
↑ 8.2% YoY
Net Worth
£1.5m
↑ 1.1% YoY
Current Assets
£242k
↑ 8.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.61M | £1.59M |
| Current assets | £241.8k | £223.2k |
| Cash | £239.6k | £221.5k |
| Debtors | £2.2k | £1.7k |
| Net assets | £1.50M | £1.48M |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2003-06-01➖CHOLERTON, Adrian Robert resigneddirector
- 2000-01-01➕CHOLERTON, Adrian Robert appointeddirector
- 1983-10-19🏢Company incorporatedAs A. B. CHOLERTON LIMITED
Owner dependency
96/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CHOLERTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
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 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony Brian Cholerton Individual · British · DOB 01/1941 · age 85 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Mary Cholerton Individual · British · DOB 05/1943 · age 83 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 13D LIMITED→ 14621607 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 2 BUILDERS DERBY LTD→ 12890068 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 24HOURS RAPID RESPONSE PLUMBER LIMITED→ 16858145 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 CORE SPARKIES LTD→ 16921184 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4D MAINTENANCE SERVICES LIMITED→ 05001507 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| 5555 LTD→ 15144897 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 5D PROJECTS DESIGN AND BUILD LTD→ 14731662 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| A.B. CAMP CONTRACTORS LIMITED→ 02075077 · est 1986 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 39y | — | — |
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| A1 BUILDERS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED→ 11059412 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| A1 BUILDERS UK LIMITED→ 12123454 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1983-10-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
The Mills
Canal Street
Derby
Derbyshire
DE1 2RJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
Active
Active
CHOLERTON, Adrian Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2000-01-01 · resigned 2003-06-01
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Recent filings (96 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-01-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-01-09