CHAUCER BICESTER INDUSTRIAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02262847 · ltd · incorporated 1988-05-27
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
35 officers (5 active, 35 linked, 30 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
161 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees00

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
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Corporate timeline (71 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-05
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  2. 2025-07-02
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  3. 2025-03-07
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  4. 2025-03-04
    MAWBY-GROOM, Thomas Allen appointed
    director
  5. 2024-12-06
    MUIR, Robert Richard resigned
    director
  6. 2024-12-06
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  7. 2024-12-04
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  8. 2024-06-27
    CLARKE, Keryn resigned
    director
  9. 2024-06-04
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  10. 2024-06-01
    CLARKE, Keryn appointed
    director
  11. 2023-12-20
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  12. 2023-12-13
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  13. 2022-11-02
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  14. 2022-08-09
    HERRING, Andrew Spencer resigned
    director
  15. 2022-08-09
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  16. 2022-01-11
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  17. 2020-12-15
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  18. 2020-01-30
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  19. 2019-04-12
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  20. 2019-03-18
    GREEN, Anthony Arthur resigned
    director
  21. 2018-12-23
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  22. 2017-11-25
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  23. 2013-10-31
    THORNTON, Steven James appointed
    director
  24. 2013-10-31
    WARING, Timothy James appointed
    director
  25. 2013-06-28
    LACEY, Alan Charles resigned
    director
  26. 2012-06-20
    PALACI, Moiz Mose resigned
    director
  27. 2012-05-06
    MOSS, Jean resigned
    director
  28. 2007-05-01
    BREWERTON, Gary resigned
    director
  29. 2007-05-01
    NEWLAND, Nicholas John resigned
    director
  30. 2007-05-01
    RUSSELL, Mark resigned
    director
  31. 2005-10-03
    GREEN, Anthony Arthur appointed
    director
  32. 2005-08-30
    UNITED LAND LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  33. 2005-08-30
    BIDWELL PROPERTIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  34. 2004-09-24
    DOBSON, John William resigned
    director
  35. 2002-09-26
    CLOUGH, Geoffrey Edmund resigned
    director
  36. 2002-09-26
    DOBSON, John William appointed
    director
  37. 2002-09-26
    EAST, Robin Michael resigned
    director
  38. 2002-09-26
    PALACI, Moiz Mose appointed
    director
  39. 2002-01-02
    RUSSELL, Mark appointed
    director
  40. 2001-11-30
    LACEY, Alan Charles appointed
    director
  41. 2001-11-30
    RAWLINSON, John resigned
    director
  42. 2001-11-28
    NEWLAND, Nicholas John appointed
    director
  43. 2001-11-28
    WEBB, Kenneth George resigned
    director
  44. 1998-04-06
    BRITISH SOAP COMPANY LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  45. 1997-09-18
    LLOYD, Rosemary resigned
    director
  46. 1997-09-18
    MOSS, Jean appointed
    director
  47. 1997-09-18
    NATHAN, John Simon resigned
    director
  48. 1996-09-18
    RAWLINSON, John appointed
    director
  49. 1996-09-18
    BRITISH SOAP COMPANY LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  50. 1996-08-09
    BATES, Ian resigned
    director
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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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Madejski Ark Llp holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Madejski Ark Llp
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
CHAUCER BICESTER INDUSTRIAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
This company · 02262847

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Madejski Ark Llp
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting23/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-05-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

C/O Ep Barrus Ltd Glen Way
Launton Road
Bicester
Oxfordshire
OX26 4UR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17

Officers (5 active · 30 resigned)

WARING, Timothy James
secretary · appointed 1992-10-23
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Active
MAWBY-GROOM, Thomas Allen
director · ~50y · appointed 2025-03-04
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Active
THORNTON, Steven James
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-10-31
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Active
WARING, Timothy James
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-10-31
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Active
UNITED LAND LTD
corporate-director · appointed 2005-08-30
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Active
CLOUGH, Geoffrey Edmund
secretary · resigned 1992-10-23
Resigned
AYRES, Leslie Robert
director · ~89y · resigned 1994-01-06
Resigned
BATES, Ian
director · ~71y · appointed 1992-03-18 · resigned 1996-08-09
Resigned
BENNETT, Robert Gerald
director · ~96y · resigned 1994-09-22
Resigned
BOUSTEAD, Leslie
director · ~89y · resigned 1992-04-19
Resigned
BREWERTON, Gary
director · ~73y · appointed 1994-02-10 · resigned 2007-05-01
Resigned
CAPLAN, Jack
director · ~93y · resigned 1995-03-17
Resigned
CLARKE, Keryn
director · ~58y · appointed 2024-06-01 · resigned 2024-06-27
Resigned
CLOUGH, Geoffrey Edmund
director · ~76y · appointed 1992-10-23 · resigned 2002-09-26
Resigned
DOBSON, John William
director · ~75y · appointed 2002-09-26 · resigned 2004-09-24
Resigned
DUNCAN, Ian Martin
director · ~73y · appointed 1994-02-10 · resigned 1996-07-10
Resigned
EAST, Robin Michael
director · ~79y · resigned 2002-09-26
Resigned
GREEN, Anthony Arthur
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-10-03 · resigned 2019-03-18
Resigned
HERRING, Andrew Spencer
director · ~76y · resigned 2022-08-09
Resigned
HERRINGTON, Richard Frank
director · ~84y · resigned 1992-10-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (161 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-11