ANTHONY AND GRAHAM CHAPLOW LANDSCAPING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06395503 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-10

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 Oct 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

44 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Average employees	200	200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2025-07-24
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accounts · AA
2024-07-30
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accounts · AA
2023-04-13
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accounts · AA
2022-07-29
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accounts · AA
2021-03-31
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accounts · AA
2020-11-23
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-11-23
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address · AD02
2020-11-23
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-01-24
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accounts · AA
2019-06-04
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-05-31
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CHAPLOW, Graham appointed
director
2019-05-31
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CHAPLOW, Stephen resigned
director
2019-05-31
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officers · AP01
2019-05-31
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officers · TM01
2019-03-22
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accounts · AA
2018-04-03
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accounts · AA
2017-04-04
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accounts · AA
2007-10-10
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Company incorporated
As ANTHONY AND GRAHAM CHAPLOW LANDSCAPING LIMITED
2007-10-10
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CHAPLOW, Anthony Trevor appointed
secretary
2007-10-10
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CHAPLOW, Anthony Trevor appointed
director
2007-10-10
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CHAPLOW, Stephen appointed
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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CHAPLOW" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Anthony Trevor Chaplow Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mr Graham Chaplow Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	25/05/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Stephen Chaplowceased 24/05/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2007-10-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Ashwell, Hutton Roof

Near Carnforth

Carnforth

Lancashire

LA6 2PG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-24

Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

CHAPLOW, Anthony Trevor→

secretary · appointed 2007-10-10

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Active

CHAPLOW, Anthony Trevor→

director · ~56y · appointed 2007-10-10

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Active

CHAPLOW, Graham→

director · ~50y · appointed 2019-05-31

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Active

CHAPLOW, Stephen→

director · ~62y · appointed 2007-10-10 · resigned 2019-05-31

Resigned

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