CHETCO 1 LTD.

🏛️Establishedactive
11793384 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-28
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.
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year to Jan 2025
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees2200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2021-10-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2021-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2021-06-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-06-18
    ➖
    BODEN, George, Mr. resigned
    director
  13. 2021-04-23
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2021-04-13
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2019-02-28
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    BODEN, Charles, Mr. appointed
    director
  16. 2019-02-28
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    BODEN, George, Mr. appointed
    director
  17. 2019-02-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-02-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-01-28
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    Company incorporated
    As CHETCO 1 LTD.
  20. 2019-01-28
    ➕
    BODEN, Wayne, Mr. appointed
    director
  21. 2019-01-28
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

81/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 70 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-01-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Minshulls Farm Lower Green Lane
Astley
Manchester
M29 7JZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BODEN, Charles, Mr.→
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BODEN, Wayne, Mr.→
director · ~70y · appointed 2019-01-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BODEN, George, Mr.→
director · ~71y · appointed 2019-02-28 · resigned 2021-06-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-01-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-09-14