CHAPMANS REFRIGERATION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06772902 · ltd · incorporated 2008-12-15
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 13.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£694
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35300
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 13.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £694
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£414
Net Worth
£694
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£122k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.8k | £24.6k |
| Current assets | £121.6k | £155.0k |
| Cash | £414 | — |
| Debtors | £121.2k | — |
| Net assets | £694 | £561 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-07-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2013-03-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2012-12-25➕CHAPMAN, Stacey appointeddirector
- 2012-08-01➖WILSON, David James resigneddirector
- 2011-09-01➕WILSON, David James appointeddirector
- 2008-12-15🏢Company incorporatedAs CHAPMANS REFRIGERATION LIMITED
- 2008-12-15➕CHAPMAN, Stacey appointedsecretary
- 2008-12-15➕CHAPMAN, Gavin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
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
- +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 "CHAPMAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 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 signalMultiple 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 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gavin James Chapman Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 15/12/2016 |
Mrs Stacey Marie Chapman Individual · British · DOB 12/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 15/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-12-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35300 — SIC 35300
Registered office
Kent Space, Suite 2026 6-8 Revenge Road
Chatham
ME5 8UD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
CHAPMAN, Gavin→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2008-12-15
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CHAPMAN, Stacey→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2012-12-25
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WILSON, David James→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2011-09-01 · resigned 2012-08-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 15/03/2013 | — |
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Recent filings (60 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-07-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-24