CHAPEL HILL LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £34.8k | £34.7k |
| Current assets | £23.9k | £18.4k |
| Cash | £21.6k | £16.7k |
| Debtors | £2.2k | £1.7k |
| Net assets | £31.1k | £31.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-12✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-03-11➕CHRISTIE, Emily Georgina appointeddirector
- 2025-03-11➕REEVE, Stuart Edward appointeddirector
- 2025-03-11➕WHEATLEY-HUBBARD, Anne-Marie Helen appointeddirector
- 2025-03-11➖PARRY, Nicholas William Thomas resigneddirector
- 2025-03-11➖WHEATLEY-HUBBARD, Thomas Henry resigneddirector
- 2025-03-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-10➕WHEATLEY-HUBBARD, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2023-03-10➖CRICHTON, Adrian David resigneddirector
- 2022-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2014-11-06➕CRICHTON, Adrian David appointeddirector
- 2014-11-05➕CRICHTON, Adrian David appointeddirector
- 2014-11-05➖CRICHTON, Adrian David resigneddirector
- 2014-11-05➕PARRY, Nicholas William Thomas appointeddirector
- 2014-10-27🏢Company incorporatedAs CHAPEL HILL LIMITED
- 2014-10-27➕WHEATLEY-HUBBARD, Thomas Henry appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-03-12: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75% · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Wheatley-Hubbard Individual · British · DOB 03/1984 · age 42 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest | 18/01/2024 |
Mrs Anne-Marie Helen Wheatley-Hubbard Individual · British · DOB 05/1986 · age 40 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest | 18/01/2024 |
Mr Stuart Edward Reeve Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest | 18/01/2024 |
Mrs Emily Georgina Christie Individual · British · DOB 08/1984 · age 42 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest | 18/01/2024 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Thomas Henry Wheatley-Hubbardceased 18/01/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest
- Mr Adrian David Crichtonceased 18/01/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest
- Mr Christopher Raymond Wheatley-Hubbardceased 18/01/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 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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