CHICHESTER POWER LIMITED
- · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
- · Currently "declining"
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £1.18M | £4.84M |
| Average employees | 3 | 300 |
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
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-15➕VAN DEN ENDE, Hermanus Lourentius Gerardus appointeddirector
- 2020-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-07-01➖VAN DEN ENDE, Hermanus Lourentius Gerardus resigneddirector
- 2020-05-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-03-10➕HOUWELING, Marcel appointedsecretary
- 2020-03-10➕SEARLE, Robert appointedsecretary
- 2020-03-10➖HOUWELING, Dirk resignedsecretary
- 2020-03-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-03-10📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-03-10📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-03-10📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-11-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-11-21➕HOUWELING, Dick Johannes appointeddirector
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-09➕HOUWELING, Dirk appointedsecretary
- 2014-07-02🏢Company incorporatedAs CHICHESTER POWER LIMITED
- 2014-07-02➕VAN DEN ENDE, Hermanus Lourentius Gerardus appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Chichester Power Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chichester Power Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/03/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Dirk Houwelingceased 13/12/2019· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
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