SKI CHESTER LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09329005 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-26
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 7.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · oldest 7.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years 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 | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £-267.1k |
| Current assets | — | £234.4k |
| Cash | — | £7.8k |
| Debtors | — | £226.6k |
| Net assets | — | £-294.8k |
| 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
3 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
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-02-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-02-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-02-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-02-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-02-08🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2022-02-08🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2022-02-08🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2022-02-08🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-02-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-04-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-12-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-11-06🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2020-10-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-10-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-10-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-08-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-08-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-12-23🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2019-12-23🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2019-05-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2019-05-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2018-07-26➖MACLEAN, Iain Stuart resigneddirector
- 2018-07-26➖MCKINNEY, Karl Joseph resigneddirector
- 2018-07-26➖ROBERTS, Stephen Hugh resigneddirector
- 2018-07-25➕HARRISON, Philip David appointeddirector
- 2018-07-25➕WILLIAMS, Maxwell John appointeddirector
- 2014-11-26🏢Company incorporatedAs SKI CHESTER LIMITED
- 2014-11-26➕MACLEAN, Iain Stuart appointeddirector
- 2014-11-26➕MCKINNEY, Karl Joseph appointeddirector
- 2014-11-26➕ROBERTS, Stephen Hugh appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Winckley Square Developments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Winckley Square Developments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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SKI CHESTER LIMITED
This company · 09329005
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Winckley Square Developments Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/01/2020 |
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Cm International Limitedceased 31/01/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- The Property Family Limitedceased 31/01/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Cm Financial Group Limitedceased 15/11/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Stephen Hugh Robertsceased 31/07/2016· significant influence
- Mr Iain Stuart Macleanceased 25/04/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-11-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
116 Duke Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L1 5JW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
HARRISON, Philip David→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2018-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILLIAMS, Maxwell John→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2018-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACLEAN, Iain Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2014-11-26 · resigned 2018-07-26
MCKINNEY, Karl Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2014-11-26 · resigned 2018-07-26
ROBERTS, Stephen Hugh→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2014-11-26 · resigned 2018-07-26
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/11/2020 | 08/02/2022 | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/12/2019 | 08/02/2022 | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/12/2019 | 08/02/2022 | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 24/05/2019 | 08/02/2022 | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 24/05/2019 | 08/02/2022 |
Recent filings (56 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-02-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-02-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-02-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-02-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04