CHAMBERS RUNFOLD PLC
📉Decliningactive
01832939 · plc · incorporated 1984-07-16
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
- · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
- · Currently "declining"
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£7.49M
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueLeverage-led grower with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
13 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 41.0y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 41.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
13 charges (13/13 with lender, 13/13 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
155 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £1,292,809
Turnover YoY
-6%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7.49M | £8.01M |
| Gross profit | £2.24M | £3.11M |
| Operating profit | £933.2k | £2.47M |
| Profit before tax | £1.29M | £2.90M |
| Average employees | 3000 | 2800 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-15📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-04-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-15➖KONIG, Martyn resigneddirector
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-02-28🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-16📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-08-30📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-06-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-06-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-06-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-06-06🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2023-06-06🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2023-06-06🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-11➕KONIG, Martyn appointeddirector
- 2022-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-30🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2016-01-11🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2016-01-11🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2016-01-11🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2016-01-11🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2016-01-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-01-08🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2015-06-06🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2015-02-04🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2014-12-18🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2012-03-02➖KONIG, Martyn resigneddirector
- 2010-05-04➖CHAMBERS, Steven resigneddirector
- 2008-04-30🔒Charge registered #9Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2006-07-01➕CHAMBERS, Emma Katharine Camille appointedsecretary
- 2006-07-01➖CHAMBERS, Steven resignedsecretary
- 2005-08-01➕CHAMBERS, Emma Katharine Camille appointeddirector
- 2002-08-13➕KONIG, Martyn appointeddirector
- 2002-07-03➖CHAMBERS, Valerie Ann resigneddirector
- 2002-07-03🔒Charge registered #8Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2002-04-10➕CHAMBERS, Steven appointedsecretary
- 2002-04-10➖CHAMBERS, Valerie Ann resignedsecretary
- 2002-04-10➕CHAMBERS, Steven appointeddirector
- 2000-09-01🔒Charge registered #7Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1996-03-13🔒Charge registered #6Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1994-12-21🔒Charge registered #5Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
Showing most recent 50 of 55 events
Owner dependency
100/100
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 "CHAMBERS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 78 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Peter Gayler Chambers Individual · British · DOB 04/1948 · age 78 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Emma Katharine Camille Chambers Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/06/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeplc
Incorporated1984-07-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320
Registered office
Home Field Sand Pit
Guildford Road
Runfold
Farnham Surrey
GU10 1PG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-03
Last: 2025-11-19
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
CHAMBERS, Emma Katharine Camille→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-07-01
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CHAMBERS, Emma Katharine Camille→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2005-08-01
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Active
CHAMBERS, Steven→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-04-10 · resigned 2006-07-01
CHAMBERS, Valerie Ann→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2002-04-10
CHAMBERS, Steven→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2002-04-10 · resigned 2010-05-04
CHAMBERS, Valerie Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · resigned 2002-07-03
KONIG, Martyn→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2022-03-11 · resigned 2025-04-15
KONIG, Martyn→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2002-08-13 · resigned 2012-03-02
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Mortgages & charges
13
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:13 of 13 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/06/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 06/06/2015 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 04/02/2015 | 28/02/2025 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/12/2014 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/04/2008 | 11/01/2016 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 03/07/2002 | 08/01/2016 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 01/09/2000 | 11/01/2016 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 13/03/1996 | 06/06/2023 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 21/12/1994 | 11/01/2016 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 19/12/1991 | 11/01/2016 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 01/05/1991 | 06/06/2023 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 13/08/1987 | 06/06/2023 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 19/07/1985 | 11/01/2016 |
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Recent filings (155 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-15
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-10-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-10-16
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-08-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-06-06