CHRISBEON SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02004300 · ltd · incorporated 1986-03-26
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
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
99 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-07📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-07-24📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2024-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2002-08-16➕HUGHES, Richard Brian appointedsecretary
- 2002-08-16➖HUGHES, Elena Jean resignedsecretary
- 2001-09-01➕HUGHES, Richard Brian appointeddirector
- 2001-09-01➖HUGHES, Christopher resigneddirector
- 1986-03-26🏢Company incorporatedAs CHRISBEON SERVICES LIMITED
Owner dependency
91/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — 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 83 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 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brian Neil Hughes Individual · British · DOB 03/1943 · age 83 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Richard Brian Hughes Individual · British · DOB 08/1973 · age 53 | 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-03-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Shangri-La
Moss Road
Wrockwardine Wood
Telford
TF2 7BW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
HUGHES, Richard Brian→
Activesecretary · appointed 2002-08-16
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Active
HUGHES, Richard Brian→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2001-09-01
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HUGHES, Elena Jean→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2002-08-16
HUGHES, Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 2001-09-01
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Recent filings (99 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-08-07
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-12