CHAMELEON TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12878216 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-14
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2023
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.5y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 400 |
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.
See pricing →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 (41 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-31➖HIGGINS, Wendy Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2025-06-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-19➕CAREY, Carmen Christine appointeddirector
- 2025-06-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-10➕MARTIN, Gary appointeddirector
- 2024-08-06📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-08-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-08-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-26➖WOODHALL, Michael Eric resigneddirector
- 2024-04-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-09➕LOMAS, Greg appointeddirector
- 2024-04-09➖MITCHELL, Stephen Nigel resigneddirector
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-08-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-12➖STEPHENSON, John Craig resigneddirector
- 2022-07-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-23➕HIGGINS, Wendy Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2020-12-23➕MITCHELL, Stephen Nigel appointeddirector
- 2020-12-23➕STEPHENSON, John Craig appointeddirector
- 2020-12-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Scrp Fund I Finance S.À R.L as Security Agent
- 2020-11-04➕BROWN, Alastair Ian appointeddirector
- 2020-11-04➖GATELEY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2020-11-04➖WARD, Michael James resigneddirector
- 2020-11-04➕WOODHALL, Michael Eric appointeddirector
- 2020-11-04➖GATELEY INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2020-09-14🏢Company incorporatedAs CHAMELEON TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2020-09-14➕GATELEY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2020-09-14➕WARD, Michael James appointeddirector
- 2020-09-14➕GATELEY INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-09-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
1st Floor, Central House
Otley Road
Harrogate
HG3 1UG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-27
Last: 2025-09-13
Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)
BROWN, Alastair Ian→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2020-11-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAREY, Carmen Christine→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2025-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARTIN, Gary→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GATELEY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2020-09-14 · resigned 2020-11-04
HIGGINS, Wendy Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2020-12-23 · resigned 2025-07-31
MITCHELL, Stephen Nigel→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2020-12-23 · resigned 2024-04-09
STEPHENSON, John Craig→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2020-12-23 · resigned 2022-08-12
WARD, Michael James→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2020-09-14 · resigned 2020-11-04
WOODHALL, Michael Eric→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2020-11-04 · resigned 2024-07-26
GATELEY INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2020-09-14 · resigned 2020-11-04
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Scrp Fund I Finance S.À R.L as Security Agent | A registered charge | — | 23/12/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (49 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-08-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-08-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-10