CHESTER-JACK LIMITED

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05392299 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-14
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£40.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £40,174
Cash YoY
-14%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£31k
↓ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£40k
↑ 48% YoY
Current Assets
£48k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£11k£22k£33k£44k£55kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£40.2k£27.1k
Current assets£47.6k£54.6k
Cash£31.2k£36.3k
Debtors£16.4k£18.3k
Net assets£40.2k£27.1k

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-21
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-19
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-06-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2022-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-01
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    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2022-05-31
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    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2021-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-19
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  13. 2018-11-21
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  14. 2017-11-03
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  15. 2016-11-14
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2008-02-12
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    YARWOOD, James resigned
    director
  17. 2008-02-12
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    YARWOOD, Tracey Ann resigned
    director
  18. 2005-04-26
    ➕
    FRAY, Vera Angela appointed
    secretary
  19. 2005-04-26
    ➕
    FRAY, Allan appointed
    director
  20. 2005-04-26
    ➕
    FRAY, Vera Angela appointed
    director
  21. 2005-04-26
    ➖
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-04-26
    ➕
    YARWOOD, James appointed
    director
  23. 2005-04-26
    ➕
    YARWOOD, Tracey Ann appointed
    director
  24. 2005-04-26
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    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2005-03-14
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    Company incorporated
    As CHESTER-JACK LIMITED
  26. 2005-03-14
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    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2005-03-14
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Allan Fray
Individual · British · DOB 10/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-03-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

6 Langford Road
Lostock Gralam
Northwich
CW9 7QR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last: 2026-03-14

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

FRAY, Vera Angela→
secretary · appointed 2005-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRAY, Allan→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-04-26
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Active
FRAY, Vera Angela→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-03-14 · resigned 2005-04-26
Resigned
YARWOOD, James→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-04-26 · resigned 2008-02-12
Resigned
YARWOOD, Tracey Ann→
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-04-26 · resigned 2008-02-12
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-03-14 · resigned 2005-04-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-09
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accounts · AA
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-06-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-19