CHEMKEL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06343402 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-15
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38120
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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. 2025-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2023-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2020-10-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-10-15
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    address · AD01
  10. 2020-10-06
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-26
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2017-01-11
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-01-10
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    KELLER, Amanda Rachel resigned
    director
  17. 2015-11-01
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    KELLER, Amanda Rachel appointed
    director
  18. 2015-03-31
    ➖
    KELLER, Amanda Rachel resigned
    director
  19. 2010-09-28
    ➕
    KELLER, Amanda Rachel appointed
    director
  20. 2010-09-01
    ➖
    KELLER, Kevin resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-08-17
    ➕
    KELLER, Scott Raymond Ricky appointed
    director
  22. 2007-08-17
    ➕
    KELLER, Kevin appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-08-15
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    Company incorporated
    As CHEMKEL LIMITED
  24. 2007-08-15
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    RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2007-08-15
    ➖
    RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2007-08-15
    ➕
    RWL DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  27. 2007-08-15
    ➖
    RWL DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Scott Raymond Ricky Keller
Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/08/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Amanda Rachel Kellerceased 10/01/2017· 25-50% shares

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

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7 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
Incorporated2007-08-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38120 — SIC 38120

Registered office

46 Hamilton Square
Birkenhead
Merseyside
CH41 5AR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

KELLER, Scott Raymond Ricky→
director · ~47y · appointed 2007-08-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KELLER, Kevin→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-17 · resigned 2010-09-01
Resigned
RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-08-15 · resigned 2007-08-15
Resigned
KELLER, Amanda Rachel→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-11-01 · resigned 2017-01-10
Resigned
KELLER, Amanda Rachel→
director · ~46y · appointed 2010-09-28 · resigned 2015-03-31
Resigned
RWL DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-08-15 · resigned 2007-08-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-10-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-10-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-15