COACH HOUSE (CHESTER) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05736424 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-09
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56101Licenced restaurants
  • 56302Public houses and bars
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 18.7y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
87 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-24
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  2. 2025-05-23
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-05-22
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    DOYLE, Phillip resigned
    director
  4. 2024-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-25
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    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-04-01
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    DOYLE, Phillip appointed
    director
  7. 2023-12-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2023-12-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-09-11
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-15
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2019-03-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2019-01-14
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  17. 2019-01-10
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  18. 2019-01-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  19. 2019-01-01
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    D'HENIN, Anita appointed
    secretary
  20. 2019-01-01
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    DEAN, Elisher appointed
    director
  21. 2018-10-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  22. 2018-08-31
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    FORAN, Suzanne resigned
    secretary
  23. 2018-08-31
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    CARROLL, John resigned
    director
  24. 2018-05-01
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  25. 2017-04-21
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Marston's PLC (Company No: 00031461)
  26. 2017-04-21
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Marstons PLC (Crn - 00031461)
  27. 2015-11-01
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    FORAN, Suzanne appointed
    secretary
  28. 2015-11-01
    ➖
    OWENS, Neil Harold resigned
    secretary
  29. 2015-10-09
    ➕
    OWENS, Leslie Peter appointed
    director
  30. 2015-10-09
    ➖
    OWENS, Neil Harold resigned
    director
  31. 2011-09-23
    ➖
    OWENS, Leslie Peter resigned
    director
  32. 2011-08-01
    ➕
    OWENS, Neil Harold appointed
    director
  33. 2009-07-22
    ➕
    CARROLL, John appointed
    director
  34. 2009-07-22
    ➖
    POLETTI, Gianni resigned
    director
  35. 2007-10-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Daniel Thwaites Public Limited Company
  36. 2006-05-30
    ➕
    OWENS, Neil Harold appointed
    secretary
  37. 2006-05-30
    ➖
    RAFTERY, Paul Matthew resigned
    secretary
  38. 2006-05-30
    ➕
    OWENS, Leslie Peter appointed
    director
  39. 2006-05-30
    ➕
    POLETTI, Gianni appointed
    director
  40. 2006-05-30
    ➖
    THOMPSON, Alan Christopher resigned
    director
  41. 2006-03-09
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    Company incorporated
    As COACH HOUSE (CHESTER) LIMITED
  42. 2006-03-09
    ➕
    RAFTERY, Paul Matthew appointed
    secretary
  43. 2006-03-09
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Alan Christopher appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

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

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The Northgate Group Chester Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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COACH HOUSE (CHESTER) LIMITED
This company · 05736424

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
The Northgate Group Chester Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/12/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Leslie Peter Owensceased 01/12/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • The Coach House Chester Ltdceased 31/08/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

39 Northgate Street Northgate Street
Chester
CH1 2HQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-04
Last: 2025-12-21

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

D'HENIN, Anita→
secretary · appointed 2019-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEAN, Elisher→
director · ~38y · appointed 2019-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OWENS, Leslie Peter→
director · ~68y · appointed 2015-10-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORAN, Suzanne→
secretary · appointed 2015-11-01 · resigned 2018-08-31
Resigned
OWENS, Neil Harold→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-30 · resigned 2015-11-01
Resigned
RAFTERY, Paul Matthew→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-09 · resigned 2006-05-30
Resigned
CARROLL, John→
director · ~67y · appointed 2009-07-22 · resigned 2018-08-31
Resigned
DOYLE, Phillip→
director · ~37y · appointed 2024-04-01 · resigned 2025-05-22
Resigned
OWENS, Leslie Peter→
director · ~68y · appointed 2006-05-30 · resigned 2011-09-23
Resigned
OWENS, Neil Harold→
director · ~73y · appointed 2011-08-01 · resigned 2015-10-09
Resigned
POLETTI, Gianni→
director · ~55y · appointed 2006-05-30 · resigned 2009-07-22
Resigned
THOMPSON, Alan Christopher→
director · ~77y · appointed 2006-03-09 · resigned 2006-05-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
4
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—01/05/2018—
outstanding
Marston's (Company No: 00031461)
Marston's PLC (Company No: 00031461)
A registered charge1 property21/04/2017—
outstanding
Marstons (Crn - 00031461)
Marstons PLC (Crn - 00031461)
A registered charge—21/04/2017—
outstanding
Daniel Thwaites Public Company
Daniel Thwaites Public Limited Company
Legal charge1 property03/10/2007—
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Recent filings (87 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-12-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-22