CHARTERHOUSE GENERAL PARTNERS (VII) LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
02197301 · ltd · incorporated 1987-11-20
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 23.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
49/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 49/100 (watch), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 23.7y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: low (53/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
32 officers (3 active, 32 linked, 28 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
183 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
49/100Watch
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.
Business quality
10
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (78 events)Click to expand
- 2021-03-14⚠️gazette-dissolved-liquidationgazette · GAZ2
- 2021-03-14🏁Company dissolved
- 2020-12-14⚠️liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meetinginsolvency · LIQ13
- 2019-10-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-10-22⚠️liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvencyinsolvency · LIQ01
- 2019-10-22⚠️liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidatorinsolvency · 600
- 2019-10-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-11➖ALDRED, Duncan resigneddirector
- 2019-06-11➖ARNELL, James Simon Edward resigneddirector
- 2019-06-11➖BONNYMAN, James Gordon resigneddirector
- 2019-06-11➖GIACOMOTTO, Lionel Lucien Marie resigneddirector
- 2019-06-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-06-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-06-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-06-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-11-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-02-14📄legacymiscellaneous · RP04CS01
- 2017-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-01-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2015-10-31➖SIMPSON, Stuart Douglas resigneddirector
- 2015-07-01➕ARNELL, James Simon Edward appointeddirector
- 2014-01-01➕BURROW, Paul Nigel appointeddirector
- 2014-01-01➖DOCKERAY, William Bruce Denne resigneddirector
- 2013-12-11➖OFFORD, Malcolm Ian resigneddirector
- 2012-12-31➕WATSON, Irina appointedsecretary
- 2012-12-31➖LAW, Linda May resignedsecretary
- 2012-12-13➖GREENHALGH, Jeremy Edward resigneddirector
- 2012-03-29➖PLANT, Thomas Roland resigneddirector
- 2011-11-29🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2011-06-30➖PILGRIM, Roger Granville resigneddirector
- 2011-03-31➕SIMPSON, Stuart Douglas appointeddirector
- 2011-02-10➕PATRICK, Thomas Spencer appointeddirector
- 2009-02-23➕GREENHALGH, Jeremy Edward appointeddirector
- 2008-01-24➖ARBUTHNOTT, Geoffrey James resigneddirector
- 2008-01-24➕GIACOMOTTO, Lionel Lucien Marie appointeddirector
- 2008-01-24➕OFFORD, Malcolm Ian appointeddirector
- 2006-01-11➕DOCKERAY, William Bruce Denne appointeddirector
- 2005-10-12➖ARNELL, James Simon Edward resigneddirector
- 2005-10-12➖GREENHALGH, Jeremy Edward resigneddirector
- 2005-10-12➖SIMPSON, Stuart Douglas resigneddirector
- 2005-06-30➕ARNELL, James Simon Edward appointeddirector
- 2005-06-30➕GREENHALGH, Jeremy Edward appointeddirector
- 2005-06-30➕SIMPSON, Stuart Douglas appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 78 events
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 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
2 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2021-03-14
4 insolvency-related filings on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2021-03-14: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2020-12-14: liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-11-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Registered office
26-28 Bedford Row
London
WC1R 4HE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2018-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 29 resigned)
Active
BURROW, Paul Nigel→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2014-01-01
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PATRICK, Thomas Spencer→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2011-02-10
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DAS, Biswajit→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-04-28 · resigned 1998-12-09
GERMAN, Leslie Francis→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1995-04-28
LAW, Linda May→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-12-09 · resigned 2012-12-31
ALDRED, Duncan→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2002-06-07 · resigned 2019-06-11
ARBUTHNOTT, Geoffrey James→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2002-06-07 · resigned 2008-01-24
ARNELL, James Simon Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2015-07-01 · resigned 2019-06-11
ARNELL, James Simon Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2005-06-30 · resigned 2005-10-12
BENNINGTON, William James→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 1998-06-15 · resigned 1998-12-31
BONNYMAN, James Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2001-08-30 · resigned 2019-06-11
BRAKELL, John Russell→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · appointed 1995-08-09 · resigned 1998-12-31
COX, Edward George→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · resigned 2001-03-19
DOCKERAY, William Bruce Denne→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2006-01-11 · resigned 2014-01-01
DUNCAN, David Richard Louis→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 2001-03-19
GIACOMOTTO, Lionel Lucien Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2008-01-24 · resigned 2019-06-11
GREENHALGH, Jeremy Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2009-02-23 · resigned 2012-12-13
GREENHALGH, Jeremy Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2005-06-30 · resigned 2005-10-12
JANNEY III, Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · resigned 1994-01-17
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 27/11/2002 | 29/11/2011 |
Recent filings (183 total)
gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2021-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-21
liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · LIQ13
2020-12-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-10-23
liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
insolvency · LIQ01
2019-10-22
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2019-10-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-06-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-06-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-06-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2018-09-24