CHAWSTON IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01974976 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1986-01-03

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.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£55.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 36000

Sector: Water supply & waste

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed energy with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

26 officers (7 active, 26 linked, 22 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

136 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £55,209

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£55k

↑ 2.4% YoY

Current Assets

£60k

↓ 2.2% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£55.2k	£53.9k
Current assets	£59.5k	£60.8k
Net assets	£55.2k	£53.9k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (59 events)Click to expand

2025-12-23
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accounts · AA
2025-04-24
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officers · TM02
2025-04-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-24
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officers · AP01
2025-04-24
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officers · TM01
2025-03-31
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HOLDAWAY, John Charles resigned
secretary
2025-03-25
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GROVER, Rebecca appointed
director
2025-03-19
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PARKER, David George resigned
director
2024-12-19
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accounts · AA
2024-12-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-12-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-13
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accounts · AA
2023-11-24
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officers · AP01
2023-11-23
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LOVERIDGE, John appointed
director
2023-10-20
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officers · AP01
2023-10-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-06
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NICALAOU, Mike appointed
director
2022-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
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ROSS, Robert Drummond resigned
director
2022-11-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-08
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O'DELL, Kevin appointed
director
2022-05-08
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HAYWOOD, Roy William resigned
director
2021-12-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-12-23
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-12-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-01
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HOLDAWAY, John Charles appointed
secretary
2020-11-30
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WHITLOCK, Alan Leonard resigned
secretary
2020-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-01
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SUTHERLAND, Linda May appointed
director
2020-06-04
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WILKS, Darren Craig resigned
director
2015-11-17
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WILKS, Darren Craig appointed
director
2014-11-26
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HOLDAWAY, John Charles appointed
director
2013-11-26
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CHINNERY, Frank John resigned
director
2008-11-04
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LAM, Hing Chung resigned
director
2004-12-01
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ROSS, Robert Drummond appointed
director
2004-11-30
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ROSS, Robert Drummond resigned
secretary
2003-11-27
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ROSS, Robert Drummond appointed
secretary
2003-08-31
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AUSTIN, Clive resigned
director
2003-05-10
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YARNOLD, Peter Rawlings resigned
director
2001-08-18
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WILLIAMS, John Warwick resigned
director
1999-01-01
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WHITLOCK, Alan Leonard appointed
secretary
1998-12-31
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HOLDAWAY, John Charles resigned
secretary
1998-10-26
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MAN, Ting Shan appointed
director
1998-10-26
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LAM, Hing Chung appointed
director
1998-10-26
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SLAUGHTER, Joseph Charles resigned
director
1998-10-26
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WHITLOCK, Alan Leonard resigned
director
1995-10-19
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BATES, William Henry resigned
director
1994-10-19
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HAYWOOD, Roy William appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 59 events

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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — 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 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-11-29

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1986-01-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000

Registered office

4 Great North Road

Chawston

Bedford

MK44 3BD

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2025-11-29OVERDUE

Last: 2024-11-15