CHD CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04353063 · ltd · incorporated 2002-01-15
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
£117.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
66 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £117,144

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£117k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£23k£47k£70k£94k£117kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£117.1k£117.1k
Net assets£117.1k£117.1k

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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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-12-20
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  3. 2023-12-18
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  4. 2022-12-08
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  5. 2021-12-21
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  6. 2021-12-21
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  7. 2021-01-18
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  8. 2019-12-19
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  9. 2018-12-18
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  10. 2017-10-12
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  11. 2016-12-23
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  12. 2016-02-11
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  13. 2015-07-01
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  14. 2015-03-04
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  15. 2014-09-09
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  16. 2003-11-19
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    DALY, Vincent James resigned
    director
  17. 2003-11-19
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    NORTH, Simon Adam resigned
    director
  18. 2002-06-20
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    SWEET, Dean Leslie resigned
    director
  19. 2002-01-15
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    Company incorporated
    As CHD CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED
  20. 2002-01-15
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    MURTAGH, Bridie appointed
    secretary
  21. 2002-01-15
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    MURTAGH, Brian James appointed
    director
  22. 2002-01-15
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    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-01-15
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    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-01-15
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    DALY, Vincent James appointed
    director
  25. 2002-01-15
    ➕
    NORTH, Simon Adam appointed
    director
  26. 2002-01-15
    ➕
    SWEET, Dean Leslie appointed
    director
  27. 2002-01-15
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    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2002-01-15
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    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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 25 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian James Murtagh
Individual · Irish · DOB 08/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-01-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Suite 6, 2 Place Farm Place Farm
Wheathampstead
St. Albans
AL4 8SB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last: 2026-01-15

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

MURTAGH, Bridie→
secretary · appointed 2002-01-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURTAGH, Brian James→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-01-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-01-15 · resigned 2002-01-15
Resigned
DALY, Vincent James→
director · ~65y · appointed 2002-01-15 · resigned 2003-11-19
Resigned
NORTH, Simon Adam→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-01-15 · resigned 2003-11-19
Resigned
SWEET, Dean Leslie→
director · ~55y · appointed 2002-01-15 · resigned 2002-06-20
Resigned
PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-01-15 · resigned 2002-01-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

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2026-01-22
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accounts · AA
2025-12-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
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accounts · AA
2024-12-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-19