CHELSEA BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED

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11719945 · ltd · incorporated 2018-12-10
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£88.74M
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35130
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 35220SIC 35220
  • 41100Development of building projects
  • 41202Construction of domestic buildings
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed energy with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £88,737,533

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£89m
↑ 84% YoY
Current Assets
£37m
↑ 54% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£18m£35m£53m£71m£89mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£118.74M£68.17M
Current assets£37.32M£24.17M
Debtors£7.80M£3.79M
Net assets£88.74M£48.17M

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
2
filings
  • 2 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-03-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-05
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-02-25
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-10-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-21
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2021-12-11
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  12. 2021-11-23
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2021-04-16
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2021-04-06
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2020-11-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CHELSEA BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED
  17. 2018-12-10
    PALMER, John appointed
    director
  18. 2018-12-10
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-12-23

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Palmer
Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/12/2018

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
Incorporated2018-12-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35130 — SIC 35130

Registered office

33 Chelsea Bridge Road
Churchill
London
SW1W 8RG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-12-23OVERDUE
Last: 2024-12-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PALMER, John
director · ~51y · appointed 2018-12-10
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Recent filings (22 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-12-21