CHX PRODUCTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03308563 · ltd · incorporated 1997-01-28
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.79M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22290
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 27.3y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
17 officers (4 active, 17 linked, 13 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
121 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,788,923
Cash draining
Cash down 58% YoY
Cash YoY
-58%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£380k
↓ 58% YoY
Net Worth
£1.8m
↑ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£1.9m
↑ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£380k£759k£1.1m£1.5m£1.9mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£2.00M£1.74M
Current assets£1.90M£1.44M
Cash£379.7k£896.2k
Debtors£624.9k£347.2k
Net assets£1.79M£1.47M

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-12-08
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    KNIGHT, Barnaby appointed
    director
  3. 2025-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  4. 2025-01-04
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  5. 2025-01-02
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  6. 2024-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  7. 2023-09-27
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  8. 2022-08-16
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  9. 2022-02-01
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  10. 2021-09-28
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  11. 2020-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  12. 2019-09-19
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  13. 2018-09-13
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  14. 2017-05-17
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  15. 2017-03-02
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2016-12-31
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    GOFFIN, Andrew Michael resigned
    director
  17. 2016-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-03-09
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    GOFFIN, Andrew Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2014-12-09
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
  20. 2013-07-15
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    Charge satisfied #3
  21. 2013-07-15
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    Charge satisfied #2
  22. 2013-06-28
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  23. 2013-03-21
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  24. 2013-03-01
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    KNIGHT, Tanya Dawn appointed
    secretary
  25. 2012-03-01
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    KNIGHT, Tanya Dawn appointed
    director
  26. 2010-06-09
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  27. 2008-06-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
  28. 2008-06-13
    ➖
    OLOUGHLIN, William Francis resigned
    secretary
  29. 2008-06-13
    ➖
    OLOUGHLIN, William Francis resigned
    director
  30. 2008-06-13
    ➖
    PARKIN, Amanda Anne resigned
    director
  31. 2008-06-13
    ➖
    RUDD CLARKE, Timothy Lindesay resigned
    director
  32. 2008-06-13
    ➖
    RUDD-CLARKE, Lindesay resigned
    director
  33. 2008-06-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
  34. 2006-11-28
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    TAYLOR, Paul Adrian resigned
    director
  35. 2006-02-24
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Paul Adrian appointed
    director
  36. 2005-12-09
    ➖
    WEBSTER, Helen Mary resigned
    director
  37. 2005-01-04
    ➕
    WEBSTER, Helen Mary appointed
    director
  38. 2002-07-29
    ➕
    KNIGHT, Andrew David appointed
    director
  39. 2001-02-20
    ➕
    PARKIN, Amanda Anne appointed
    director
  40. 2001-02-20
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    ROWE, George William Arthur resigned
    director
  41. 1999-03-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  42. 1999-01-04
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    ROWE, George William Arthur appointed
    director
  43. 1998-12-03
    ➖
    HOPKINS, Maurice Arthur resigned
    director
  44. 1998-08-04
    ➖
    DUFORT, John Francis resigned
    director
  45. 1998-07-07
    ➕
    HOPKINS, Maurice Arthur appointed
    director
  46. 1997-01-29
    ➕
    OLOUGHLIN, William Francis appointed
    secretary
  47. 1997-01-29
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  48. 1997-01-29
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    DUFORT, John Francis appointed
    director
  49. 1997-01-29
    ➕
    OLOUGHLIN, William Francis appointed
    director
  50. 1997-01-29
    ➕
    RUDD CLARKE, Timothy Lindesay appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

20/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — KNIGHT, Barnaby (same surname) appointed 2025-12-08. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Chx Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Chx Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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CHX PRODUCTS LIMITED
This company · 03308563

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Chx Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/10/2024
Mr Andrew David Knight
Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1997-01-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC22290 — SIC 22290

Registered office

6 Cooksland Industrial Estate
Bodmin
Cornwall
PL31 2QB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19

Officers (4 active · 13 resigned)

KNIGHT, Tanya Dawn→
secretary · appointed 2013-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KNIGHT, Andrew David→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-07-29
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Active
KNIGHT, Barnaby→
director · ~20y · appointed 2025-12-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KNIGHT, Tanya Dawn→
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OLOUGHLIN, William Francis→
secretary · appointed 1997-01-29 · resigned 2008-06-13
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-01-28 · resigned 1997-01-29
Resigned
DUFORT, John Francis→
director · ~76y · appointed 1997-01-29 · resigned 1998-08-04
Resigned
GOFFIN, Andrew Michael→
director · ~70y · appointed 2015-03-09 · resigned 2016-12-31
Resigned
HOPKINS, Maurice Arthur→
director · ~79y · appointed 1998-07-07 · resigned 1998-12-03
Resigned
OLOUGHLIN, William Francis→
director · ~71y · appointed 1997-01-29 · resigned 2008-06-13
Resigned
PARKIN, Amanda Anne→
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-02-20 · resigned 2008-06-13
Resigned
ROWE, George William Arthur→
director · ~73y · appointed 1999-01-04 · resigned 2001-02-20
Resigned
RUDD CLARKE, Timothy Lindesay→
director · ~65y · appointed 1997-01-29 · resigned 2008-06-13
Resigned
RUDD-CLARKE, Lindesay→
director · ~91y · appointed 1997-01-29 · resigned 2008-06-13
Resigned
TAYLOR, Paul Adrian→
director · ~72y · appointed 2006-02-24 · resigned 2006-11-28
Resigned
WEBSTER, Helen Mary→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-01-04 · resigned 2005-12-09
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-01-28 · resigned 1997-01-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Aldermore
Aldermore Bank PLC
A registered charge—09/12/2014—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property28/06/2013—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property21/03/2013—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture1 property09/06/201015/07/2013
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
All assets debenture1 property30/06/200815/07/2013
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Debenture deed1 property17/03/199904/06/2008
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Recent filings (121 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-01-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-16
mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2022-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-01