CHASSIS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09165328 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-07
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (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).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.8y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-10-24🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-04-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-25➖BUDDING, June Patricia resignedsecretary
- 2022-04-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-05-04🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2021-05-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-05-01🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-04-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2020-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-09-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2020-05-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-05-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-03-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-03-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-03-10➕RAMSDEN, Christopher Paul appointeddirector
- 2020-03-10➖BUDDING, Steven James resigneddirector
- 2017-02-16➖OSBOURNE, Nicholas resigneddirector
- 2014-10-10➕BUDDING, June Patricia appointedsecretary
- 2014-10-10➕OSBOURNE, Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2014-10-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2014-08-07🏢Company incorporatedAs CHASSIS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2014-08-07➕BUDDING, Steven James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Wsl Chassis Division Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Wsl Chassis Division Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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CHASSIS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
This company · 09165328
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wsl Chassis Division Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 29/04/2025 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Gcsl Group Limitedceased 29/04/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Wsl Chassis Division Limitedceased 12/03/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Ansonsco 8 Limitedceased 02/01/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Wheel Solutions Limitedceased 02/01/2019· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-08-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Registered office
22 West Carr Lane
Sutton Fields Ind Est
Hull
HU7 0BW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-02
Last: 2026-04-18
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
RAMSDEN, Christopher Paul→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2020-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUDDING, June Patricia→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-10-10 · resigned 2022-04-25
BUDDING, Steven James→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2014-08-07 · resigned 2020-03-10
OSBOURNE, Nicholas→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2014-10-10 · resigned 2017-02-16
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 24/10/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 04/05/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 22/09/2020 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 08/10/2014 | 01/05/2021 |
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Recent filings (48 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-08-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-05-05