CHESTERTON FARM SEWAGE TREATMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04768647 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2003-05-18
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 37000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
67 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  3. 2026-03-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-20
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  10. 2020-08-11
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2020-08-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-08-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-08-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-08-01
    ➕
    AXON, Peter appointed
    secretary
  15. 2020-08-01
    ➕
    AXON, Peter appointed
    director
  16. 2020-06-06
    ➖
    STAITE, John Malcolm resigned
    secretary
  17. 2020-06-06
    ➖
    STAITE, John Malcolm resigned
    director
  18. 2020-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2011-09-26
    ➕
    RISSBROOK, Anthony Edward appointed
    director
  22. 2011-09-13
    ➖
    JONES, Neil Anthony resigned
    secretary
  23. 2011-09-13
    ➖
    JONES, Keith Anthony resigned
    director
  24. 2011-09-13
    ➖
    JONES, Neil Anthony resigned
    director
  25. 2011-09-12
    ➕
    PUGH, Nigel Whitmore appointed
    director
  26. 2011-09-12
    ➕
    STAITE, John Malcolm appointed
    secretary
  27. 2011-09-12
    ➕
    STAITE, John Malcolm appointed
    director
  28. 2003-05-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CHESTERTON FARM SEWAGE TREATMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  29. 2003-05-18
    ➕
    JONES, Neil Anthony appointed
    secretary
  30. 2003-05-18
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2003-05-18
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2003-05-18
    ➕
    JONES, Keith Anthony appointed
    director
  33. 2003-05-18
    ➕
    JONES, Neil Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2003-05-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000

Registered office

Chesterton Hall
Chesterton
Bridgnorth
Shropshire
WV15 5NX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-10
Last: 2026-04-26

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

AXON, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2020-08-01
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Active
AXON, Peter→
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-08-01
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Active
PUGH, Nigel Whitmore→
director · ~72y · appointed 2011-09-12
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Active
RISSBROOK, Anthony Edward→
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Neil Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-18 · resigned 2011-09-13
Resigned
STAITE, John Malcolm→
secretary · appointed 2011-09-12 · resigned 2020-06-06
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-18 · resigned 2003-05-18
Resigned
JONES, Keith Anthony→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-05-18 · resigned 2011-09-13
Resigned
JONES, Neil Anthony→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-05-18 · resigned 2011-09-13
Resigned
STAITE, John Malcolm→
director · ~78y · appointed 2011-09-12 · resigned 2020-06-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-03-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-08-20