CHELWORTH COMMUNITY SOLAR LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08599035 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-05
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 11.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.9y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-09-18
    ➖
    BENNETT, Lesley Clare Stockman resigned
    director
  5. 2024-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-20
    ➕
    BARLOW, Julian Robert appointed
    director
  11. 2020-01-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-05-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2017-05-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2017-02-23
    ➕
    GILLIES, Robert appointed
    director
  20. 2017-02-23
    ➕
    LEWIN, David Michael appointed
    director
  21. 2017-02-23
    ➖
    KENNA, Jeffrey Paul, Dr resigned
    director
  22. 2016-09-27
    ➖
    BUNKER, David Alanlangley resigned
    secretary
  23. 2014-12-31
    ➖
    WEBB, Stephen Luke resigned
    director
  24. 2014-07-24
    ➕
    BENNETT, Lesley Clare Stockman appointed
    director
  25. 2014-06-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Pure Leapfrog
  26. 2013-08-16
    ➕
    WEBB, Stephen Luke appointed
    director
  27. 2013-07-15
    ➕
    BUNKER, David Alanlangley appointed
    secretary
  28. 2013-07-05
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    Company incorporated
    As CHELWORTH COMMUNITY SOLAR LIMITED
  29. 2013-07-05
    ➕
    KENNA, Jeffrey Paul, Dr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Wiltshire Wildlife Community Energy is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Wiltshire Wildlife Community Energy
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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CHELWORTH COMMUNITY SOLAR LIMITED
This company · 08599035

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Wiltshire Wildlife Community Energy
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting05/07/2016

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
Incorporated2013-07-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

C/O Communities For Renewables Redruth House
Cornwall Business Park West
Scorrier, Redruth
Cornwall
TR16 5EZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

BARLOW, Julian Robert→
director · ~65y · appointed 2020-11-20
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Active
GILLIES, Robert→
director · ~52y · appointed 2017-02-23
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Active
LEWIN, David Michael→
director · ~80y · appointed 2017-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUNKER, David Alanlangley→
secretary · appointed 2013-07-15 · resigned 2016-09-27
Resigned
BENNETT, Lesley Clare Stockman→
director · ~80y · appointed 2014-07-24 · resigned 2024-09-18
Resigned
KENNA, Jeffrey Paul, Dr→
director · ~73y · appointed 2013-07-05 · resigned 2017-02-23
Resigned
WEBB, Stephen Luke→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-08-16 · resigned 2014-12-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Pure Leapfrog
A registered charge—16/06/2014—
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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-01-14