CHEMICAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08112680 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-20
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£288
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 2.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £288
Net assets shrinking
Down £102 YoY
Cash YoY
-11%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£785
↓ 11% YoY
Net Worth
£288
↓ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£30k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £288 | £390 |
| Current assets | £29.8k | £29.9k |
| Cash | £785 | £887 |
| Debtors | £29.0k | £29.0k |
| Net assets | £288 | £390 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-10-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-10-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-02➕REID, Sarah appointeddirector
- 2023-10-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
- 2023-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-26📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-05-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-05-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-04📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-04-29➖WOOD, Jacqueline Anne resigneddirector
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-06-20🏢Company incorporatedAs CHEMICAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
- 2012-06-20➕BISHOP, Ian appointeddirector
- 2012-06-20➕PENKETH, Simon appointeddirector
- 2012-06-20➕WOOD, Jacqueline Anne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
43/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- 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.)
Group structure
Chemical Support Systems Eot Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Chemical Support Systems Eot Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CHEMICAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
This company · 08112680
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chemical Support Systems Eot Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 02/10/2023 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Ian Bishopceased 02/10/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Simon Penkethceased 02/10/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mrs Jacqueline Anne Woodceased 29/04/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-06-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 21 Road 3
Winsford Industrial Estate
Winsford
Cheshire
CW7 3PD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-04
Last: 2026-06-20
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
PENKETH, Simon→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2012-06-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOOD, Jacqueline Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2012-06-20 · resigned 2022-04-29
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”) | A registered charge | — | 02/10/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (57 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-10-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-20