CHESHUNT METALS LTD
🌳Matureactive
08035550 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-18
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£8.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38310
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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: 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, 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £8,180
Net assets shrinking
Down £32,625 YoY
Cash YoY
+32%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£49k
↑ 32% YoY
Net Worth
£8k
↓ 80% YoY
Current Assets
£274k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-30 | 2024-03-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £219.7k | £130.6k |
| Current assets | £273.9k | £362.7k |
| Cash | £49.2k | £37.4k |
| Debtors | £204.7k | £315.4k |
| Net assets | £8.2k | £40.8k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2013-10-01➕HUTLEY, David Andrew appointeddirector
- 2012-04-18🏢Company incorporatedAs CHESHUNT METALS LTD
- 2012-04-18➕HUTLEY, Andrew Gordon appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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
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 David Andrew Hutley Individual · British · DOB 10/1984 · age 42 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 30/06/2016 |
Mr Andrew Gordon Hutley Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 30/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-04-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38310 — SIC 38310
Registered office
Unit 4, Burdon & Miles Industrial Estate Delamare Road
Cheshunt
Waltham Cross
Hertfordshire
EN8 9SP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-02
Last: 2026-04-18
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HUTLEY, Andrew Gordon→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2012-04-18
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HUTLEY, David Andrew→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2013-10-01
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Recent filings (45 total)
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2026-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-24