CHET VALLEY VINEYARD LTD.

🌳Matureactive
08567296 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-12
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 8.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11020
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 8.0y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.0 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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees600400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-18
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-08-01
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2018-07-31
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  15. 2018-07-12
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2018-07-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  17. 2017-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-07-26
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    HEMMANT, Bridget appointed
    director
  19. 2013-06-12
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    Company incorporated
    As CHET VALLEY VINEYARD LTD.
  20. 2013-06-12
    ➕
    HEMMANT, John Wallace appointed
    secretary
  21. 2013-06-12
    ➕
    HEMMANT, John Wallace appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 67 — 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 67. 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 13 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Wallace Hemmant
Individual · English · DOB 11/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-06-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11020 — SIC 11020

Registered office

Mere Farm House Mere Farm House
White Heath Rd
Bergh Apton
Norfolk
NR15 1AY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-27
Last: 2026-05-13

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

HEMMANT, John Wallace→
secretary · appointed 2013-06-12
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Active
HEMMANT, Bridget→
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-07-26
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Active
HEMMANT, John Wallace→
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-06-12
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property31/07/2018—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property05/07/2018—
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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-05-18