CHESTERFIELD STORAGE LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -73% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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 →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £110.4k | £84.8k |
| Current assets | £50.4k | £102.3k |
| Cash | £28.0k | £102.3k |
| Debtors | £22.4k | — |
| Net assets | £110.4k | £84.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-31➖COLLINS, Ryan resigneddirector
- 2025-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-30➕COLLINS, Ryan appointeddirector
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-28📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-02-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2013-11-28🏢Company incorporatedAs CHESTERFIELD STORAGE LIMITED
- 2013-11-28➕COLLINS, Alan appointedsecretary
- 2013-11-28➕COLLINS, Alan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan Collins Individual · British · DOB 12/1954 · age 72 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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