CHOLMONDELEY ESTATE DEVELOPMENTS LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC358394 · llp · incorporated 2010-10-01
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.1y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 0 with DOB)
70
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-12
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2025-02-18
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR04
  4. 2025-02-18
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    Charge satisfied #6
  5. 2024-10-13
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2024-10-13
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    appoint-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
    officers · LLAP02
  7. 2024-10-13
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    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  8. 2024-10-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
  9. 2024-10-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC02
  10. 2024-10-01
    ➕
    APPLECROSS PROPERTY CO LTD appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  11. 2024-10-01
    ➖
    C.A.S. ESTATES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  12. 2024-09-07
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR01
  13. 2024-09-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR01
  14. 2024-08-28
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  15. 2024-08-28
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Mainland Nominees Limited
  16. 2024-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2024-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2023-10-24
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2023-02-03
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR01
  20. 2023-01-31
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Mainland Nominees Limited
  21. 2023-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2022-10-25
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  23. 2022-09-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR01
  24. 2022-09-15
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  25. 2022-09-14
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR01
  26. 2022-09-09
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  27. 2022-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  28. 2021-11-08
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  29. 2021-07-15
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR04
  30. 2021-07-15
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR04
  31. 2021-07-15
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR04
  32. 2021-07-15
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    Charge satisfied #3
  33. 2021-07-15
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  34. 2021-07-15
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    Charge satisfied #1
  35. 2021-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  36. 2020-12-27
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  37. 2015-06-01
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  38. 2013-12-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  39. 2011-06-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  40. 2010-10-01
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    Company incorporated
    As CHOLMONDELEY ESTATE DEVELOPMENTS LLP
  41. 2010-10-01
    ➕
    MAINLAND NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  42. 2010-10-01
    ➕
    C.A.S. ESTATES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Applecross Property Co Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Applecross Property Co Ltd
Corporate parent
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CHOLMONDELEY ESTATE DEVELOPMENTS LLP
This company · OC358394

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Applecross Property Co Ltd
Corporate entity
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/10/2024
Lord David George Philip Cholmondeley
Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Cas Estates Limitedceased 01/10/2024· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2010-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

The Eastate Office
Cholmondeley
Nr Malpas
Cheshire
SY14 8EZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

APPLECROSS PROPERTY CO LTD→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2024-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAINLAND NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2010-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
C.A.S. ESTATES LIMITED→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2010-10-01 · resigned 2024-10-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

8
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property28/08/2024—
outstanding
Mainland Nominees
Mainland Nominees Limited
A registered charge1 property28/08/2024—
satisfied
Mainland Nominees
Mainland Nominees Limited
A registered charge1 property31/01/202318/02/2025
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—15/09/2022—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property09/09/2022—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—01/06/201515/07/2021
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property02/12/201315/07/2021
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Assignment of agreements1 property27/06/201115/07/2021
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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-11-12
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR04
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-10-13
appoint-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP02
2024-10-13
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2024-10-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
2024-10-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC02
2024-10-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR01
2024-09-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-10-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR01
2023-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-10