ELYSIAN CHARTERS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02252532 · ltd · incorporated 1988-05-06
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 38.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 77341
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 38.0y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 38.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
126 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-01📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-07-01📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-07-01📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-08-22📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-08-22📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-08-22📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-08-22📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-08📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-07-08📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-07-08📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-05📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-07-05📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-07-05📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2022-12-09➕WOODWARD, Katharine Patricia appointedsecretary
- 2022-12-09➖DANT, Christopher James resignedsecretary
- 2022-12-09📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-12-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-01📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2022-07-01📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2020-12-29➖THOMPSON, David Brian resigneddirector
- 2017-03-01➕WOODWARD, Katharine Patricia appointeddirector
- 2010-09-15➕WOODWARD, Stewart appointeddirector
- 1998-03-31➕THOMPSON, David Brian appointeddirector
- 1998-03-31➖THOMPSON, Richard Charles resigneddirector
- 1996-11-30➖COPUS, Roy Bernard resignedsecretary
- 1996-11-30➕DANT, Christopher James appointedsecretary
- 1989-03-01🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1988-06-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Algemene Bank Nederland Nv
- 1988-06-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Algemene Bank Nederland Nv
- 1988-05-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ELYSIAN CHARTERS LIMITED
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 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.)
Group structure
Thompson Investments (London) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Thompson Investments (London) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ELYSIAN CHARTERS LIMITED
This company · 02252532
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Thompson Investments (London) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 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
Incorporated1988-05-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77341 — SIC 77341
Registered office
Cheveley Park Stud
Duchess Drive
Newmarket
Suffolk
CB8 9DD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
WOODWARD, Katharine Patricia→
Activesecretary · appointed 2022-12-09
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Active
WOODWARD, Katharine Patricia→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2017-03-01
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WOODWARD, Stewart→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2010-09-15
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COPUS, Roy Bernard→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1996-11-30
DANT, Christopher James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-11-30 · resigned 2022-12-09
THOMPSON, David Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 1998-03-31 · resigned 2020-12-29
THOMPSON, Richard Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · resigned 1998-03-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Algemene Bank Nederland Nv | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 14/06/1988 | — | |
| satisfied | Algemene Bank Nederland Nv | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 07/06/1988 | 01/03/1989 |
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Recent filings (126 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-07-01
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-07-01
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AAMD
2024-08-22
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-08-22
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-08-22
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-07-08
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-07-08
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25