CHESTER STREET (GENERAL PARTNER) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC399709 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-17
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
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 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees00

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-04-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-04-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-03-28
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    MCALISTER, Patricia Anne appointed
    director
  8. 2023-03-28
    ➖
    GODFREY, Andrew Mark resigned
    director
  9. 2023-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2021-06-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2021-06-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-06-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2021-06-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2021-06-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2021-06-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2021-06-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2021-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-05-06
    ➕
    GODFREY, Andrew Mark appointed
    director
  21. 2021-05-06
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    JONES, Raymond John resigned
    director
  22. 2020-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-01-25
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    GAMMELL, Patrick Robertson resigned
    director
  24. 2017-09-17
    ➕
    CONWAY, John Arthur, The Very Reverend appointed
    director
  25. 2017-09-17
    ➖
    FORBES CBE, John Thomson, The Very Reverend resigned
    director
  26. 2011-05-17
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    Company incorporated
    As CHESTER STREET (GENERAL PARTNER) LIMITED
  27. 2011-05-17
    ➕
    DAVIDSON CHALMERS STEWART (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2011-05-17
    ➕
    FORBES CBE, John Thomson, The Very Reverend appointed
    director
  29. 2011-05-17
    ➕
    GAMMELL, Patrick Robertson appointed
    director
  30. 2011-05-17
    ➕
    JONES, Raymond John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

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 71 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Very Reverend John Arthur Conway
Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/05/2021
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Andrew Mark Godfreyceased 28/03/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • The Right Reverend Doctor John Andrew Armesceased 06/05/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • The Reverend Canon Frederick Tomlinsonceased 06/05/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Lord Bannatyne Iain Alexander Scott Peeblesceased 06/05/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Robin James Scott Mortonceased 06/05/2021· 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
Incorporated2011-05-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

12-16 Hope Street
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH2 4DB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last: 2025-05-17

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

DAVIDSON CHALMERS STEWART (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CONWAY, John Arthur, The Very Reverend→
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-09-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCALISTER, Patricia Anne→
director · ~71y · appointed 2023-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORBES CBE, John Thomson, The Very Reverend→
director · ~75y · appointed 2011-05-17 · resigned 2017-09-17
Resigned
GAMMELL, Patrick Robertson→
director · ~71y · appointed 2011-05-17 · resigned 2019-01-25
Resigned
GODFREY, Andrew Mark→
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-05-06 · resigned 2023-03-28
Resigned
JONES, Raymond John→
director · ~79y · appointed 2011-05-17 · resigned 2021-05-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-06-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-06-21