CHELVERTON ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03429348 · ltd · incorporated 1997-09-04

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 23.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Fund management activities

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.9y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 23.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

12 officers (6 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

29 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

104 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2025-12-30
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accounts · AA
2024-07-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-07-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-13
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officers · AP01
2023-02-01
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RAE, Alastair Frame appointed
director
2022-08-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-10
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officers · AP01
2021-12-22
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SAUNDERS, Timothy, Mr. appointed
director
2021-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-07-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-16
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-09-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2017-08-11
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mortgage · MR04
2017-08-11
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2017-08-11
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Charge satisfied #2
2017-08-11
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Charge satisfied #1
2017-07-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2014-02-01
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LANGFORD, Vivien Elizabeth appointed
director
2014-02-01
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TAYLOR, David Robert appointed
director
2013-12-13
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THISTLETHWAYTE, Mark Edward resigned
director
2011-12-01
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LANGFORD, Vivien Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2011-11-30
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MARTIN, Geoffrey Charles resigned
secretary
2011-06-06
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Charge registered #2
Lender: One Queen Anne's Gate Limited
2008-07-01
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THISTLETHWAYTE, Mark Edward appointed
director
2008-05-31
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MARTIN, Ian Paul resigned
director
2005-11-25
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THOMAS, John Alan, Sir resigned
director
2005-09-27
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MARTIN, Geoffrey Charles appointed
secretary
2005-09-27
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MOGUL FINANCIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2002-09-16
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Npi (Queen Anne's Gate) Limited
1998-04-09
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MARTIN, Ian Paul appointed
director
1998-04-01
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B S SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-04-01
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MOGUL FINANCIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
1998-01-15
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THOMAS, John Alan, Sir appointed
director
1997-09-04
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Company incorporated
As CHELVERTON ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
1997-09-04
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HORNER, David Alistair appointed
director
1997-09-04
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B S SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary

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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — 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 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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.)

Group structure

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

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Chelverton Asset Management Holdings Limited

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

ultimate parent

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CHELVERTON ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED

This company · 03429348

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
Chelverton Asset Management Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Colinette Holdings Limitedceased 31/10/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated1997-09-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities

Registered office

11 Laura Place

Bath

BA2 4BL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-18

Last: 2025-09-04