CHAUCER MEWS CANTERBURY (DWH) MANAGEMENT CO LTD

💤Zombieactive
04997290 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2003-12-17
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (45/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 7 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-11
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    JARDELLA, Henry resigned
    director
  2. 2025-11-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-04-13
    ➕
    DAY, Giles Vincent appointed
    director
  8. 2023-04-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-04-02
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    JARDELLA, Henry appointed
    director
  10. 2022-12-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-11-15
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    WEHRLE, Alastair Mark resigned
    director
  12. 2022-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-01-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-04-03
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  20. 2017-04-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  21. 2017-03-24
    ➕
    ESTATE SERVICES (SOUTHERN) LIMITED T/A FELL REYNOLDS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2017-03-24
    ➖
    BAKER, Roderick David resigned
    secretary
  23. 2015-01-27
    ➖
    FORRESTER, Hazel Anne resigned
    director
  24. 2012-11-21
    ➕
    WEHRLE, Alastair Mark appointed
    director
  25. 2012-09-10
    ➕
    FORRESTER, Hazel Anne appointed
    director
  26. 2012-09-10
    ➖
    PATERSON, Fiona resigned
    director
  27. 2009-07-03
    ➖
    PATERSON, Fiona resigned
    director
  28. 2008-11-26
    ➕
    BAKER, Roderick David appointed
    secretary
  29. 2008-10-28
    ➖
    HERTFORD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2007-05-31
    ➖
    LEES, David George resigned
    director
  31. 2006-04-25
    ➕
    LEES, David George appointed
    director
  32. 2006-04-25
    ➕
    PATERSON, Fiona appointed
    director
  33. 2006-04-25
    ➕
    PATERSON, Fiona appointed
    director
  34. 2006-04-25
    ➖
    CPM ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  35. 2006-04-25
    ➖
    HERTFORD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 2004-05-11
    ➕
    HERTFORD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2004-05-11
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2004-05-11
    ➕
    CPM ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  39. 2004-05-11
    ➕
    HERTFORD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  40. 2004-05-11
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  41. 2004-05-11
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  42. 2003-12-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CHAUCER MEWS CANTERBURY (DWH) MANAGEMENT CO LTD
  43. 2003-12-17
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  44. 2003-12-17
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  45. 2003-12-17
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Incorporated2003-12-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Thamesbourne Lodge
Station Road
Bourne End
Buckinghamshire
SL8 5QH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10

Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)

ESTATE SERVICES (SOUTHERN) LIMITED T/A FELL REYNOLDS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-03-24
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Active
DAY, Giles Vincent→
director · ~77y · appointed 2023-04-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAKER, Roderick David→
secretary · appointed 2008-11-26 · resigned 2017-03-24
Resigned
HERTFORD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-05-11 · resigned 2008-10-28
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-12-17 · resigned 2004-05-11
Resigned
FORRESTER, Hazel Anne→
director · ~72y · appointed 2012-09-10 · resigned 2015-01-27
Resigned
JARDELLA, Henry→
director · ~36y · appointed 2023-04-02 · resigned 2025-11-11
Resigned
LEES, David George→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-04-25 · resigned 2007-05-31
Resigned
PATERSON, Fiona→
director · ~50y · appointed 2006-04-25 · resigned 2009-07-03
Resigned
PATERSON, Fiona→
director · ~50y · appointed 2006-04-25 · resigned 2012-09-10
Resigned
WEHRLE, Alastair Mark→
director · ~73y · appointed 2012-11-21 · resigned 2022-11-15
Resigned
CPM ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2004-05-11 · resigned 2006-04-25
Resigned
HERTFORD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-05-11 · resigned 2006-04-25
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-12-17 · resigned 2004-05-11
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-12-17 · resigned 2004-05-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-07