CHILLINGHAM LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04407951 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-02
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 Apr 2025
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
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
10 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 24.0y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 24.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
78 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-10-19➕MILLER, Mark Jeremy appointeddirector
- 2020-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-08-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-08-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-08-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-08-23🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2018-08-23🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2018-08-22🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC
- 2018-08-22🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC
- 2018-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-03🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2014-07-03🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2014-07-03🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2014-07-03🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2014-06-27🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2014-06-27🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2012-09-12🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Nationwide Building Society
- 2012-09-12🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Nationwide Building Society
- 2012-05-23🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2012-05-23🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2002-08-02🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Nationwide Building Society
- 2002-08-02🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Nationwide Building Society
- 2002-06-27➕ADLER, Jacob appointedsecretary
- 2002-06-27➕ADLER, Pearl appointeddirector
- 2002-06-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
- 2002-06-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
- 2002-05-23➖OLSBERG, Bernard resignednominee-secretary
- 2002-05-23➖OLSBERG, Rachel Hannah resignednominee-director
- 2002-04-02🏢Company incorporatedAs CHILLINGHAM LIMITED
- 2002-04-02➕OLSBERG, Bernard appointednominee-secretary
- 2002-04-02➕OLSBERG, Rachel Hannah appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Newmarston Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Newmarston Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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CHILLINGHAM LIMITED
This company · 04407951
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 |
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Newmarston Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-04-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
41 Walsingham Road
Enfield
Middlesex
EN2 6EY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
ADLER, Pearl→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2002-06-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILLER, Mark Jeremy→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2020-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OLSBERG, Bernard→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2002-04-02 · resigned 2002-05-23
OLSBERG, Rachel Hannah→
Resignednominee-director · ~78y · appointed 2002-04-02 · resigned 2002-05-23
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Mortgages & charges
10
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
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| outstanding | Unity Trust Bank Unity Trust Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/08/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Unity Trust Bank Unity Trust Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/08/2018 | — | |
| satisfied | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 27/06/2014 | 23/08/2018 | |
| satisfied | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/06/2014 | 23/08/2018 | |
| satisfied | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | Charge over deposit account | 1 property | 12/09/2012 | 03/07/2014 | |
| satisfied | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | Debenture | 1 property | 12/09/2012 | 03/07/2014 | |
| satisfied | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | Debenture | 1 property | 02/08/2002 | 03/07/2014 | |
| satisfied | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | Legal charge | 1 property | 02/08/2002 | 03/07/2014 | |
| satisfied | Aib Group (UK) P.L.C. | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 27/06/2002 | 23/05/2012 | |
| satisfied | Aib Group (UK) P.L.C. | Legal mortgage | 2 properties | 27/06/2002 | 23/05/2012 |
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Recent filings (78 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-16