CHAPPELOW SPORTS TURF LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05986778 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-02
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 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). 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 19.6y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — 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, 1 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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 56 | 52 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 5 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-04-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-04-02🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Alan Chappelow and Helen Chappelow
- 2026-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-28➖CHAPPELOW, Helen Louise resignedsecretary
- 2022-02-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-05-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-05-06🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
- 2021-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-21🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-09-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2014-03-24➕CHAPPELOW, Ben Harrison appointeddirector
- 2014-03-24➕CHAPPELOW, Edward William appointeddirector
- 2006-12-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2006-11-02🏢Company incorporatedAs CHAPPELOW SPORTS TURF LIMITED
- 2006-11-02➕CHAPPELOW, Alan appointeddirector
- 2006-11-02➕CHAPPELOW, Helen Louise appointeddirector
- 2006-11-02➕CHAPPELOW, Helen Louise appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CHAPPELOW" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 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
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Chappelow Sports Turf Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Chappelow Sports Turf Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CHAPPELOW SPORTS TURF LIMITED
This company · 05986778
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Chappelow Sports Turf Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 02/04/2026 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Helen Louise Chappelowceased 02/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Alan Chappelowceased 02/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Ben Chappelowceased 02/04/2026· significant influence
- Mr Edward Chappelowceased 02/04/2026· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities
Registered office
Calder Farm, Sands Lane
Mirfield
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF14 8HJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
CHAPPELOW, Alan→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2006-11-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHAPPELOW, Ben Harrison→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2014-03-24
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CHAPPELOW, Edward William→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2014-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHAPPELOW, Helen Louise→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2006-11-02
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CHAPPELOW, Helen Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-11-02 · resigned 2022-02-28
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
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| outstanding | Alan Chappelow and Helen Chappelow | A registered charge | 4 properties | 02/04/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Handelsbanken Handelsbanken PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/05/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/09/2016 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 01/12/2006 | 21/11/2017 |
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Recent filings (68 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-27