CHAPELWOOD ESTATE PLANNING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04632280 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-4.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: strategic trade sale (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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,977
Cash YoY
+9933%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£602
↑ 9933% YoY
Net Worth
-£4k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£4k-£3k-£2k-£699£393£1kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-4.0k£-3.5k
Current assets£1.5k£1.2k
Cash£602£6
Debtors£884£1.2k
Net assets£-4.0k£-3.5k

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.

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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 (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2021-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-01-12
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-11-09
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-09-15
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    address · AD01
  15. 2015-02-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2007-04-05
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    BASSAGE MORGAN, Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  17. 2007-04-05
    ➕
    BASSAGE, Peter Norman appointed
    director
  18. 2007-04-05
    ➖
    BASSAGE MORGAN, Joanne resigned
    secretary
  19. 2003-03-20
    ➖
    BASSAGE, Peter resigned
    secretary
  20. 2003-03-20
    ➕
    BASSAGE MORGAN, Joanne appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-03-20
    ➖
    BASSAGE, Peter resigned
    director
  22. 2003-01-09
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    Company incorporated
    As CHAPELWOOD ESTATE PLANNING LIMITED
  23. 2003-01-09
    ➕
    BASSAGE MORGAN, Kenneth appointed
    director
  24. 2003-01-09
    ➕
    BASSAGE, Peter appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-01-09
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-01-09
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-01-09
    ➕
    BASSAGE, Peter appointed
    director
  28. 2003-01-09
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2003-01-09
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

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
Mr Peter Norman Bassage
Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/01/2017
Mr Kenneth Bassage
Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2003-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Cordes House
Factory Road
Newport
Gwent
NP20 5FA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

BASSAGE MORGAN, Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BASSAGE, Peter Norman→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BASSAGE MORGAN, Kenneth→
director · ~55y · appointed 2003-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BASSAGE, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-09 · resigned 2003-03-20
Resigned
BASSAGE MORGAN, Joanne→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-20 · resigned 2007-04-05
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-09 · resigned 2003-01-09
Resigned
BASSAGE, Peter→
director · ~57y · appointed 2003-01-09 · resigned 2003-03-20
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-09 · resigned 2003-01-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-18