14 CHENISTON GARDENS UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09292115 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-03
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2022-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-04
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    OMYEBUCHIEZE, Elizabeth resigned
    director
  7. 2021-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-11-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2016-08-05
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    SCHEON, Walter James resigned
    director
  15. 2016-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-11-25
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-10-24
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    address · AD01
  18. 2014-11-03
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    Company incorporated
    As 14 CHENISTON GARDENS UK LIMITED
  19. 2014-11-03
    ➕
    NAJAFI, Abdul Latif appointed
    director
  20. 2014-11-03
    ➕
    SUCKLING, Claudia Margaret appointed
    director
  21. 2014-11-03
    ➕
    OMYEBUCHIEZE, Elizabeth appointed
    director
  22. 2014-11-03
    ➕
    SCHEON, Walter James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 Abdul Latif Najafi
Individual · British · DOB 05/1948 · age 78
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-11-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

2 Westwood Close
Esher
Surrey
KT10 9UF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-09
Last: 2025-10-26

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

NAJAFI, Abdul Latif→
director · ~78y · appointed 2014-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SUCKLING, Claudia Margaret→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OMYEBUCHIEZE, Elizabeth→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-11-03 · resigned 2022-11-04
Resigned
SCHEON, Walter James→
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-11-03 · resigned 2016-08-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-26