A. S. CHAPPELL & SON LTD.

🌳Matureactive
04381000 · ltd · incorporated 2002-02-25
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£50.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46120
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £50,076
Net assets shrinking
Down £15,731 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£50k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£107k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£25k£50k£75k£100k£125kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£59.1k£77.5k
Current assets£106.7k£124.7k
Net assets£50.1k£65.8k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-11-27
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  3. 2023-12-06
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  4. 2022-11-25
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  5. 2022-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2021-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2020-02-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2019-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-10-23
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  10. 2017-10-18
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-03-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-11-10
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-03-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-02-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2014-04-05
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    WILD, Heidi Alison appointed
    director
  17. 2014-04-05
    ➕
    WILD, Paul Cecil appointed
    director
  18. 2014-04-05
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    CHAPPELL, Anthony Smith resigned
    director
  19. 2014-04-05
    ➖
    CHAPPELL, June Marlene resigned
    director
  20. 2014-03-31
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    CHAPPELL, Anthony Smith resigned
    secretary
  21. 2002-02-25
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    Company incorporated
    As A. S. CHAPPELL & SON LTD.
  22. 2002-02-25
    ➕
    CHAPPELL, Anthony Smith appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-02-25
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    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-02-25
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    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-02-25
    ➕
    CHAPPELL, Anthony Smith appointed
    director
  26. 2002-02-25
    ➕
    CHAPPELL, June Marlene appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
Mrs Heidi Alison Wild
Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Paul Cecil Wild
Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46120 — SIC 46120

Registered office

Cheyne Lodge
Leven Road, Brandesburton
Driffield
East Yorkshire
YO25 8RU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

WILD, Heidi Alison→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILD, Paul Cecil→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHAPPELL, Anthony Smith→
secretary · appointed 2002-02-25 · resigned 2014-03-31
Resigned
CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-02-25 · resigned 2002-02-25
Resigned
CHAPPELL, Anthony Smith→
director · ~84y · appointed 2002-02-25 · resigned 2014-04-05
Resigned
CHAPPELL, June Marlene→
director · ~86y · appointed 2002-02-25 · resigned 2014-04-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-12