CHARD TRUCK SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03354017 · ltd · incorporated 1997-04-16
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 4 with DOB)
78
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
99 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
80
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
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees202100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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  2. 2026-06-17
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  3. 2026-06-04
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  4. 2025-06-12
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2025-06-11
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2025-06-11
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2025-06-10
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2025-04-08
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  9. 2024-04-11
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-08-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-07-19
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2023-07-18
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  13. 2023-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-04-27
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  15. 2023-04-27
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  16. 2023-02-03
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  17. 2023-02-03
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  18. 2023-02-03
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  19. 2022-12-15
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  20. 2022-11-15
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    address · AD01
  21. 2022-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2010-12-26
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    WHEATON, Brian Richard appointed
    secretary
  23. 2010-12-25
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    DAWE, Robert John resigned
    secretary
  24. 2010-12-25
    ➖
    DAWE, Robert John resigned
    director
  25. 2004-04-21
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    WOODRUFF, Susan Felicity resigned
    director
  26. 2003-11-01
    ➕
    DAWE, Robert John appointed
    secretary
  27. 2003-11-01
    ➖
    WOODRUFF, Susan Felicity resigned
    secretary
  28. 2000-08-02
    ➕
    WHEATON, Brian Richard appointed
    director
  29. 2000-08-02
    ➕
    DAWE, Robert John appointed
    director
  30. 1997-11-27
    ➖
    HALL, Rodica resigned
    secretary
  31. 1997-11-27
    ➕
    WOODRUFF, Susan Felicity appointed
    secretary
  32. 1997-09-26
    ➕
    WHEATON, Richard David appointed
    director
  33. 1997-04-16
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    Company incorporated
    As CHARD TRUCK SERVICES LIMITED
  34. 1997-04-16
    ➕
    HALL, Rodica appointed
    secretary
  35. 1997-04-16
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 1997-04-16
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 1997-04-16
    ➕
    WOODRUFF, Susan Felicity appointed
    director
  38. 1997-04-16
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  39. 1997-04-16
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard David Wheaton
Individual · British · DOB 12/1943 · age 83
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/04/2017
Mr Brian Richard Wheaton
Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/04/2017

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
Incorporated1997-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

8-10 Queen Street
Seaton
Devon
EX12 2NY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

WHEATON, Brian Richard→
secretary · appointed 2010-12-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHEATON, Brian Richard→
director · ~50y · appointed 2000-08-02
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Active
WHEATON, Richard David→
director · ~83y · appointed 1997-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAWE, Robert John→
secretary · appointed 2003-11-01 · resigned 2010-12-25
Resigned
HALL, Rodica→
secretary · appointed 1997-04-16 · resigned 1997-11-27
Resigned
WOODRUFF, Susan Felicity→
secretary · appointed 1997-11-27 · resigned 2003-11-01
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-04-16 · resigned 1997-04-16
Resigned
DAWE, Robert John→
director · ~77y · appointed 2000-08-02 · resigned 2010-12-25
Resigned
WOODRUFF, Susan Felicity→
director · ~66y · appointed 1997-04-16 · resigned 2004-04-21
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-04-16 · resigned 1997-04-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (99 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-11
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-11
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-07-19
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-07-18