CHEF TO CHEF LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03452989 · ltd · incorporated 1997-10-21
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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: medium (77/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
65 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-01-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-10📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2015-11-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 1997-10-21🏢Company incorporatedAs CHEF TO CHEF LIMITED
- 1997-10-21➕MAXFIELD, Katrine appointedsecretary
- 1997-10-21➕MAXFIELD, Ronald Leslie appointeddirector
- 1997-10-21➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-10-21➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
93/100
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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
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 |
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Mr Ronald Leslie Maxfield Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64 | 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.
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| BOMBERK LTD→ 13731426 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| CARELIFELINE LTD→ 13482821 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| CARNIVAL RELOCATIONS LIMITED→ 07026308 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| CENTRICA DIRECTORS LIMITED→ 03844287 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| CETALIS LTD→ 15141831 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CHAMPSFORLIFE LTD→ 15956915 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CHANGEBEAT LIMITED→ 06438506 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| CHARLOUIS LIMITED→ 09397898 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| CHAUCER COURT MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 01032223 · est 1971 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 54y | — | — |
| CHAUCER MEWS CANTERBURY (DWH) MANAGEMENT CO LTD→ 04997290 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| CHELTON CTS LIMITED→ 04044609 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| CHERRY TREE PROPERTIES (SLOUGH) LTD.→ 07336234 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-10-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
64 Churchill Road
Langley
Slough
Berkshire
SL3 7RB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
MAXFIELD, Ronald Leslie→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 1997-10-21
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-10-21 · resigned 1997-10-21
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Recent filings (65 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-07