30 CHIPPING NORTON MANAGEMENT LTD

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14234699 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-14
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
£81.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (78/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £81,473

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£81k
↑ 147% YoY
Current Assets
£95k
↑ 160% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£19k£38k£57k£76k£95kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£96.7k£36.6k
Current assets£95.1k£36.6k
Net assets£81.5k£32.9k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-09
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2025-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-01
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2025-01-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-12-30
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-12-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2024-05-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-10-24
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2023-07-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-07-25
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-03-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  14. 2022-07-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 30 CHIPPING NORTON MANAGEMENT LTD
  15. 2022-07-14
    CRAIG, Stephen Alistair appointed
    director
  16. 2022-07-14
    📄
    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

1 med ·
Name changed 2 times
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-01-09: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2025-09-01: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Alistair Craig
Individual · British · DOB 10/1994 · age 32
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/07/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Fairfield Property Management Ltdceased 13/12/2024· 75-100% shares
  • Fairfield Property Management Ltdceased 13/05/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2022-07-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

La Scala High View
Lichfield Road
Abbots Bromley
Staffordshire
WS15 3DL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CRAIG, Stephen Alistair
director · ~32y · appointed 2022-07-14
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Recent filings (18 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-27
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-06-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-10-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-25