CHESTER HYDRAULICS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05227832 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-10
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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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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: medium (58/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
58 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-06-30
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    RIDGWAY, Charles Ian resigned
    director
  9. 2020-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2017-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2016-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-03-03
    ➕
    RIDGWAY, Charles Mark appointed
    secretary
  18. 2008-03-03
    ➖
    NICHOL, Alistair John resigned
    secretary
  19. 2008-03-03
    ➕
    RIDGWAY, Charles Ian appointed
    director
  20. 2004-09-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CHESTER HYDRAULICS LIMITED
  21. 2004-09-10
    ➕
    RIDGWAY, Charles Mark appointed
    director
  22. 2004-09-10
    ➕
    NICHOL, Alistair John appointed
    secretary
  23. 2004-09-10
    ➕
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-09-10
    ➖
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-09-10
    ➕
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2004-09-10
    ➖
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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.)

Group structure

Group Rhodes Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Group Rhodes Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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CHESTER HYDRAULICS LIMITED
This company · 05227832

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Group Rhodes Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-09-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

C/O Group Rhodes Limited
Calder Vale Road
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF1 5PE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

RIDGWAY, Charles Mark→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RIDGWAY, Charles Mark→
director · ~64y · appointed 2004-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NICHOL, Alistair John→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-10 · resigned 2008-03-03
Resigned
PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-09-10 · resigned 2004-09-10
Resigned
RIDGWAY, Charles Ian→
director · ~92y · appointed 2008-03-03 · resigned 2021-06-30
Resigned
PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-09-10 · resigned 2004-09-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-07