A J & D CHAPELHOW (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11617653 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-11
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.72M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of production holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 88). 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,722,887
Cash YoY
-9%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£64k
↓ 9.3% YoY
Net Worth
£1.7m
↑ 6.1% YoY
Current Assets
£795k
↑ 101% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£345k£689k£1.0m£1.4m£1.7mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£1.80M£1.66M
Current assets£795.4k£396.5k
Cash£64.4k£70.9k
Debtors£524.4k£325.6k
Net assets£1.72M£1.62M

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-10-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-08-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-06-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-02-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2022-02-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-01-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-12-06
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    CHAPELHOW, Dorothy resigned
    director
  16. 2020-07-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2020-07-02
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  18. 2020-02-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2020-01-31
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    LAW, Helen Margaret appointed
    director
  20. 2019-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-10-11
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    Company incorporated
    As A J & D CHAPELHOW (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
  22. 2018-10-11
    ➕
    CHAPELHOW, Alan appointed
    director
  23. 2018-10-11
    ➕
    CHAPELHOW, Dorothy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CHAPELHOW" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 Alan Chapelhow
Individual · British · DOB 04/1938 · age 88
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting11/10/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Dorothy Chapelhowceased 06/12/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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
Incorporated2018-10-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64202 — Activities of production holding companies

Registered office

C/O Christian Douglass Accountants Limited The Old Stables
Edenhall
Penrith
CA11 8ST
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CHAPELHOW, Alan→
director · ~88y · appointed 2018-10-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAW, Helen Margaret→
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHAPELHOW, Dorothy→
director · ~87y · appointed 2018-10-11 · resigned 2020-12-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-27