CHANDLER RETAIL LTD

🌳Matureactive
09975453 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-28
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£50.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (64/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £50,267

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£36k
Net Worth
£50k
Current Assets
£120k
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£59.4k
Current assets£119.8k
Cash£36.2k
Debtors£36.2k
Net assets£50.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-13
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    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2018-01-09
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    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2017-03-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2016-01-28
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    Company incorporated
    As CHANDLER RETAIL LTD
  18. 2016-01-28
    ➕
    CHANDLER, Andrea Jane appointed
    director
  19. 2016-01-28
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    CHANDLER, Elizabeth Jane appointed
    director
  20. 2016-01-28
    ➕
    CHANDLER, Lee Edward appointed
    director
  21. 2016-01-28
    ➕
    CHANDLER, Shaun Allan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CHANDLER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

35/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-01-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

5/7 High Street
Pateley Bridge
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG3 5AP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

CHANDLER, Andrea Jane→
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-01-28
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Active
CHANDLER, Elizabeth Jane→
director · ~42y · appointed 2016-01-28
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Active
CHANDLER, Lee Edward→
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-01-28
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Active
CHANDLER, Shaun Allan→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-01-28
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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-27