6 CHAPEL LANE (BENSON) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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04889199 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2003-09-05
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£3.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,072
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,565 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 54% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↓ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£1k£3k£4k£6k£7kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£3.1k£7.0k
Current assets£3.9k£7.0k
Cash£3.9k—
Net assets£3.1k£6.6k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-09-30
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    MACAULEY, Suzanna resigned
    director
  4. 2025-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-06-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-06-01
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    MACAULEY, Suzanna appointed
    director
  10. 2023-06-01
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    POWELL, Terence resigned
    director
  11. 2022-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-07-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-30
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    GUTTERIDGE, Paul William resigned
    director
  15. 2020-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-08-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
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  17. 2019-06-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
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  18. 2019-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-04-27
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    SNOUCKAERT VAN SCHAUBURG, Renee Gabrielle, Barones appointed
    director
  20. 2019-04-27
    ➕
    GUTTERIDGE, Paul William appointed
    director
  21. 2019-02-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2019-01-14
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    TAPPIN, Robert William resigned
    director
  23. 2018-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2018-03-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  25. 2015-01-13
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    HUNTINGTON, David Mark appointed
    secretary
  26. 2015-01-13
    ➖
    BROWN, Christine resigned
    secretary
  27. 2014-10-29
    ➕
    BLEIMSCHEIN, Clare Louise appointed
    director
  28. 2014-10-29
    ➖
    HUNTINGTON, David Mark resigned
    director
  29. 2013-10-28
    ➕
    TAPPIN, Robert William appointed
    director
  30. 2013-05-20
    ➕
    POWELL, Terence appointed
    director
  31. 2013-05-03
    ➖
    KEYS, Victoria Anne resigned
    director
  32. 2005-05-18
    ➕
    BROWN, Christine appointed
    secretary
  33. 2005-03-30
    ➕
    BROWN, Christine appointed
    director
  34. 2005-03-30
    ➖
    LINNELLS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  35. 2005-03-30
    ➕
    HUNTINGTON, David Mark appointed
    director
  36. 2005-03-30
    ➕
    KEYS, Victoria Anne appointed
    director
  37. 2005-03-30
    ➖
    LINNELLS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  38. 2003-09-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 6 CHAPEL LANE (BENSON) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  39. 2003-09-05
    ➕
    LINNELLS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  40. 2003-09-05
    ➕
    LINNELLS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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
Incorporated2003-09-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68201 — Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate

Registered office

Units 1 And 2 Field View Baynards Green Business Park
Baynards Green
Bicester
Oxfordshire
OX27 7SG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

HUNTINGTON, David Mark→
secretary · appointed 2015-01-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLEIMSCHEIN, Clare Louise→
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Christine→
director · ~77y · appointed 2005-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SNOUCKAERT VAN SCHAUBURG, Renee Gabrielle, Barones→
director · ~72y · appointed 2019-04-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Christine→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-18 · resigned 2015-01-13
Resigned
LINNELLS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-09-05 · resigned 2005-03-30
Resigned
GUTTERIDGE, Paul William→
director · ~42y · appointed 2019-04-27 · resigned 2021-04-30
Resigned
HUNTINGTON, David Mark→
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-03-30 · resigned 2014-10-29
Resigned
KEYS, Victoria Anne→
director · ~53y · appointed 2005-03-30 · resigned 2013-05-03
Resigned
MACAULEY, Suzanna→
director · ~33y · appointed 2023-06-01 · resigned 2025-09-30
Resigned
POWELL, Terence→
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-05-20 · resigned 2023-06-01
Resigned
TAPPIN, Robert William→
director · ~80y · appointed 2013-10-28 · resigned 2019-01-14
Resigned
LINNELLS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-09-05 · resigned 2005-03-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-01