CHAPPLE & LOCKE LTD

💤Zombieactive
11637890 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-23
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£303
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (62/100)

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 (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 £303

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
Net Worth
£303
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£668
Current assets£2.6k
Cash£1.9k
Debtors£680
Net assets£303

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-04-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-04-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-04-01
    ➖
    HIGGINS, Alistair John resigned
    director
  8. 2024-04-01
    ➖
    HIGGINS, Clare Jane resigned
    director
  9. 2024-04-01
    ➖
    HIGGINS, Matthew Charles resigned
    director
  10. 2023-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-12-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2020-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-02-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2019-10-24
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    elect-to-keep-the-secretaries-register-information-on-the-public-register
    officers · EH03
  17. 2019-10-24
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    elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-register
    officers · EH02
  18. 2019-10-24
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    elect-to-keep-the-directors-register-information-on-the-public-register
    officers · EH01
  19. 2018-10-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CHAPPLE & LOCKE LTD
  20. 2018-10-23
    ➕
    HIGGINS, Steven George appointed
    director
  21. 2018-10-23
    ➕
    HIGGINS, Alistair John appointed
    director
  22. 2018-10-23
    ➕
    HIGGINS, Clare Jane appointed
    director
  23. 2018-10-23
    ➕
    HIGGINS, Matthew Charles appointed
    director
  24. 2018-10-23
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Incorporated2018-10-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Gowran House 56 Broad Street
Chipping Sodbury
Bristol
BS37 6AG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-08
Last: 2026-04-24

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

HIGGINS, Steven George→
director · ~34y · appointed 2018-10-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HIGGINS, Alistair John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-10-23 · resigned 2024-04-01
Resigned
HIGGINS, Clare Jane→
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-10-23 · resigned 2024-04-01
Resigned
HIGGINS, Matthew Charles→
director · ~29y · appointed 2018-10-23 · resigned 2024-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-12-24