CHAPELROCK VENTURES LTD

💤Zombieactive
08742545 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01430
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
56
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees1100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-01-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-03-19
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2025-03-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2025-03-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-12-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-01-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2024-01-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2024-01-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2024-01-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  14. 2024-01-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2024-01-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2024-01-19
    KEEGAN, Ellen Theresa Bernadette resigned
    director
  17. 2023-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-03-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2022-03-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2022-03-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2018-03-07
    KEEGAN, Patrick Joseph appointed
    director
  23. 2013-10-22
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    Company incorporated
    As CHAPELROCK VENTURES LTD
  24. 2013-10-22
    KEEGAN, Ellen Theresa Bernadette appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med · 1 low
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-25

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-03-19: certificate-change-of-name-company

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Chapelrock Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Chapelrock Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
CHAPELROCK VENTURES LTD
This company · 08742545

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
Chapelrock Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/03/2025
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Earlsthorpe Ltdceased 10/03/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Edergole Engineering Limitedceased 05/04/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Ms Ellen Theresa Bernadette Keeganceased 19/01/2024· 75-100% shares
  • Ms Ellen Theresa Bernadette Keeganceased 19/03/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2013-10-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01430 — SIC 01430

Registered office

76b Lots Road
Chelsea
London
SW10 0QD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-25OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-11

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

KEEGAN, Patrick Joseph
director · ~66y · appointed 2018-03-07
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Active
KEEGAN, Ellen Theresa Bernadette
director · ~66y · appointed 2013-10-22 · resigned 2024-01-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-03-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-01-23