D & R CHAPPELL LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
13165385 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-28
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£684.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Processing and preserving of meat
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47220Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores
- 55209Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 1.7y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £684,845
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£685k
↑ 85% YoY
Current Assets
£645
↓ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £769.8k | £721.1k |
| Current assets | £645 | £1.1k |
| Net assets | £684.8k | £370.5k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Cumberland Building Society
- 2024-09-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Cumberland Building Society
- 2023-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-28🏢Company incorporatedAs D & R CHAPPELL LTD
- 2021-01-28➕CHAPPELL, David appointeddirector
- 2021-01-28➕CHAPPELL, Rebecca Ann appointeddirector
- 2021-01-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "CHAPPELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Chappell Individual · English · DOB 04/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 28/01/2021 |
Mrs Rebecca Ann Chappell Individual · English · DOB 10/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 28/01/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-01-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10110 — Processing and preserving of meat
Registered office
9 Hilton Close
Brompton
Northallerton
DL6 2QQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CHAPPELL, David→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2021-01-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHAPPELL, Rebecca Ann→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2021-01-28
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Cumberland Building Society | A registered charge | 3 properties | 07/10/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Cumberland Building Society | A registered charge | — | 24/09/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (14 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-01-28