CHAMBERTERM LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03137218 · ltd · incorporated 1995-12-12
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 2 with DOB)
74
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
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £2
Very low cash
Cash position: £2
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2
~ YoY
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Current assets | £2 | £2 |
| Cash | £2 | £2 |
| Net assets | £2 | £2 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-03-05➖KAY, Timothy Benson resigneddirector
- 2019-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2008-10-02➖KAY, Timothy Benson resignedsecretary
- 2004-06-30➕KAY, Timothy Benson appointedsecretary
- 2004-06-30➖LAWTON, Charles Edward resignedsecretary
- 2002-11-25➕KAY, Timothy Benson appointeddirector
- 1997-07-28➖COLLINGE, Susan resignedsecretary
- 1997-07-28➕LAWTON, Charles Edward appointedsecretary
- 1997-07-14➖COLLINGE, Richard resignedsecretary
- 1997-07-14➕COLLINGE, Susan appointedsecretary
- 1996-12-19➕COLLINGE, Richard appointeddirector
- 1996-12-19➖BYRAN, Robert Kenneth resignedsecretary
- 1996-12-19➕COLLINGE, Richard appointedsecretary
- 1996-01-05➕BYRAN, Robert Kenneth appointedsecretary
- 1995-12-22➖BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-12-22➖DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1995-12-12🏢Company incorporatedAs CHAMBERTERM LIMITED
- 1995-12-12➕BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-12-12➕DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard Collinge Individual · British · DOB 12/1955 · age 71 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 13505143 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BRAMWILLOW→ 13355792 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| C. & G. COMPUTERS LIMITED→ 13059938 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| CALM STRATEGIES LIMITED→ 08155168 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| CANDOUR PROPERTIES INVESTMENTS II LIMITED→ 15547577 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CANDOUR PROPERTIES INVESTMENTS III LIMITED→ 15787288 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CE SHAREHOLDER LTD→ 16191402 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CELEBRATION PACKAGES LIMITED→ 10837160 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| CENTRAL & PROVINCIAL (FC100) LIMITED→ 15550527 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CHURCH PROPERTY GROUP LIMITED→ 11907739 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| CHURCH VALE APARTMENTS FREEHOLD LIMITED→ 16067197 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
C/O Langricks
4 Greenfield Road
Holmfirth
HD9 2JT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12
Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)
COLLINGE, Richard→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 1996-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BYRAN, Robert Kenneth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-01-05 · resigned 1996-12-19
COLLINGE, Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-12-19 · resigned 1997-07-14
COLLINGE, Susan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-07-14 · resigned 1997-07-28
KAY, Timothy Benson→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-06-30 · resigned 2008-10-02
LAWTON, Charles Edward→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-07-28 · resigned 2004-06-30
BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-12-12 · resigned 1995-12-22
KAY, Timothy Benson→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2002-11-25 · resigned 2020-03-05
DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-12-12 · resigned 1995-12-22
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (98 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-17