CHISWICK SKIPS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08766647 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-07
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees1200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-12-18
    ➖
    HUTCHINS, Ian resigned
    director
  5. 2024-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-12-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-01-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-11-07
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    Company incorporated
    As CHISWICK SKIPS LIMITED
  18. 2013-11-07
    ➕
    HUTCHINS, Harry appointed
    director
  19. 2013-11-07
    ➕
    HUTCHINS, Ian appointed
    director
  20. 2013-11-07
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  21. 2013-11-07
    ➖
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Harry Hutchins
Individual · British · DOB 07/1996 · age 30
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ian Hutchinsceased 18/12/2024· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2013-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

2 Lake End Court
Taplow Road Taplow
Maidenhead
Berkshire
SL6 0JQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HUTCHINS, Harry→
director · ~31y · appointed 2013-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUTCHINS, Ian→
director · ~77y · appointed 2013-11-07 · resigned 2024-12-18
Resigned
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2013-11-07 · resigned 2013-11-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-03