FIELD GROUP AND CHESAPEAKE PENSION TRUSTEE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02623469 · ltd · incorporated 1991-06-24

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Sector: Financial & insurance

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

74990Non-trading company

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

57 officers (8 active, 57 linked, 46 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

214 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (126 events)Click to expand

2026-04-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-09-11
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accounts · AA
2025-06-16
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officers · AP01
2025-06-11
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KUDO, Machiko appointed
director
2025-05-07
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officers · TM01
2025-05-02
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DARRINGTON, Andrew resigned
director
2025-04-17
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address · AD02
2025-04-16
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address · AD03
2024-12-04
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officers · AP01
2024-12-02
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ROSHER, Sharon Elizabeth appointed
director
2024-12-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-30
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HAISLIP, Mikal Benjamin resigned
director
2024-10-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-17
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officers · AP01
2023-08-16
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HAISLIP, Mikal Benjamin appointed
director
2023-07-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-21
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VARANO, III, Frank resigned
director
2023-06-02
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officers · AP01
2023-06-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-10
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CAIRNS, Peter appointed
director
2023-05-10
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BRINDLE, Roy resigned
director
2023-01-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-31
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KEITH, Peter resigned
director
2022-10-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-05
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accounts · AA
2020-09-16
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PRIESTLEY, Mark Richard appointed
director
2020-09-16
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SYMINGTON, Gordon Edward Kirk resigned
director
2020-03-10
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L'ESPERANCE, Karen appointed
secretary
2020-03-10
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PRIESTLEY, Mark Richard resigned
secretary
2020-03-10
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PRIESTLEY, Mark Richard resigned
director
2019-04-01
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DARRINGTON, Andrew appointed
director
2018-08-08
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BRINDLE, Roy appointed
director
2018-08-08
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SYMINGTON, Gordon Edward Kirk appointed
director
2018-05-23
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DARRINGTON, Andrew resigned
director
2018-02-21
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DEGNAN, Andrew Charles resigned
director
2018-02-21
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VARANO, III, Frank appointed
director
2017-12-31
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PIPER, Bruce resigned
director
2016-11-23
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PRIESTLEY, Mark Richard appointed
secretary
2016-09-02
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CLARKE, Barbara Stephanie resigned
secretary
2016-05-01
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WHITTAKER, Richard resigned
director
2016-03-18
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DARRINGTON, Andrew appointed
director
2015-09-24
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MARK, David William resigned
director
2013-08-28
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CRUMP, Maurice Ian appointed
director
2013-06-08
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HAMILTON, Thomas Dabbs resigned
director
2013-05-20
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KEITH, Peter appointed
director
2013-03-28
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JOHNSON, Ian resigned
director
2013-01-17
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DEGNAN, Andrew Charles appointed
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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — 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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Smurfit Westrock Consumer Packaging Uk Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️

Smurfit Westrock Consumer Packaging Uk Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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FIELD GROUP AND CHESAPEAKE PENSION TRUSTEE LIMITED

This company · 02623469

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
Smurfit Westrock Consumer Packaging Uk Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1991-06-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Westrock Millennium Way West

Phoenix Centre

Nottingham

NG8 6AW

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-19

Last: 2026-04-05