CHILTERN COURT LANCASTER LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03860018 · ltd · incorporated 1999-10-15
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed property with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
85 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.

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Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,630

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£4k
↑ 237% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 243% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£726£1k£2k£3k£4kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£3.6k£1.1k
Current assets£3.6k£1.1k
Net assets£3.6k£1.1k

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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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-10-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-10-19
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    officers · TM02
  15. 2016-10-14
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    SAYERS, Helen resigned
    secretary
  16. 2016-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-10-02
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    SAYERS, Helen appointed
    secretary
  18. 2014-10-01
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    HOLMES, Karen Patricia resigned
    secretary
  19. 2002-11-14
    ➖
    CLARENCE, Brian John resigned
    secretary
  20. 2002-11-14
    ➕
    HOLMES, Karen Patricia appointed
    secretary
  21. 2001-11-30
    ➖
    KINDER, Alison Mary resigned
    secretary
  22. 2001-11-30
    ➖
    JACKSON, Norman Royton resigned
    director
  23. 2001-11-30
    ➖
    KINDER, Alison Mary resigned
    director
  24. 2001-08-16
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    LONSDALE, Robert appointed
    director
  25. 2001-08-16
    ➕
    CLARENCE, Brian John appointed
    secretary
  26. 2000-01-17
    ➕
    KINDER, Alison Mary appointed
    secretary
  27. 2000-01-17
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2000-01-17
    ➕
    JACKSON, Norman Royton appointed
    director
  29. 2000-01-17
    ➕
    KINDER, Alison Mary appointed
    director
  30. 2000-01-17
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 1999-10-15
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    Company incorporated
    As CHILTERN COURT LANCASTER LIMITED
  32. 1999-10-15
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1999-10-15
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-01

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

Flat 1, 138 Valley Drive Flat 1, 138 Valley Drive
Harrogate
Yorkshire
HG2 0JS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

LONSDALE, Robert→
director · ~47y · appointed 2001-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARENCE, Brian John→
secretary · appointed 2001-08-16 · resigned 2002-11-14
Resigned
HOLMES, Karen Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-14 · resigned 2014-10-01
Resigned
KINDER, Alison Mary→
secretary · appointed 2000-01-17 · resigned 2001-11-30
Resigned
SAYERS, Helen→
secretary · appointed 2014-10-02 · resigned 2016-10-14
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-10-15 · resigned 2000-01-17
Resigned
JACKSON, Norman Royton→
director · ~84y · appointed 2000-01-17 · resigned 2001-11-30
Resigned
KINDER, Alison Mary→
director · ~58y · appointed 2000-01-17 · resigned 2001-11-30
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-10-15 · resigned 2000-01-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-22