CHANDLER CONTRACTING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08027907 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-12

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

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£821.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Support activities for crop production

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

01630Post-harvest crop activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 2 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

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

34 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £821,226

Net assets shrinking

Down £16,854 YoY

Cash YoY

+0%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£286k

~ YoY

Net Worth

£821k

↓ 2.0% YoY

Current Assets

£399k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£1.18M	£1.28M
Current assets	£399.4k	£399.0k
Cash	£285.5k	£285.4k
Debtors	£106.1k	£97.4k
Net assets	£821.2k	£838.1k

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2026-01-19
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accounts · AA
2025-01-21
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accounts · AA
2024-01-18
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accounts · AA
2023-01-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-16
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address · AD01
2019-01-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-01-29
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accounts · AA
2017-01-12
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accounts · AA
2016-04-15
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annual-return · AR01
2016-01-26
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accounts · AA
2015-04-15
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officers · CH01
2015-04-15
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officers · CH01
2012-04-12
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Company incorporated
As CHANDLER CONTRACTING LIMITED
2012-04-12
➕
CHANDLER, Beverley Rosalind appointed
director
2012-04-12
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CHANDLER, Ian Paul appointed
director
2012-04-12
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COWAN, Graham Michael appointed
director
2012-04-12
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COWAN, Graham Michael resigned
director

Owner dependency

96/100

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 "CHANDLER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
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
Mr Ian Paul Chandler Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	12/04/2017
Mrs Beverley Rosalind Chandler Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	12/04/2017

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

Incorporated2012-04-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production

Registered office

Manchester House

High Street

Stalbridge

Dorset

DT10 2LL

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-26

Last: 2026-04-12

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CHANDLER, Beverley Rosalind→

director · ~64y · appointed 2012-04-12

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Active

CHANDLER, Ian Paul→

director · ~65y · appointed 2012-04-12

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Active

COWAN, Graham Michael→

director · ~83y · appointed 2012-04-12 · resigned 2012-04-12

Resigned

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