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Prepared 02 June 2026
CHAPEL DOWN GROUP PLC
04362181 · plc · incorporated 2002-01-28
1. Company facts
- Status
- active
- Lifecycle
- 🌳 Mature — Long-running with flat or slow growth. Steady cash, limited upside.
- Jurisdiction
- england-wales
- Registered office
- Chapel Down Winery, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7NG
- SIC codes
- 11020 — SIC 11020
- Accounts next due
- 2026-06-30
- Confirmation statement next due
- 2027-02-11
2. Directors (7 active)
- BROOKE, James Dominic
- director · appointed 2013-08-05 · born 6/1971 (age 55)
- LITHERLAND, Peter Simon
- director · appointed 2025-08-27 · born 3/1964 (age 62)
- MOUTON, Lourens
- director · appointed 2025-04-08 · born 11/1986 (age 40)
- PENNEFATHER, James Richard Somerset
- director · appointed 2025-02-01 · born 4/1974 (age 52)
- SPENCER, Michael Alan
- director · appointed 2023-06-29 · born 5/1955 (age 71)
- WRAY, Nigel William
- director · appointed 2004-04-05 · born 4/1948 (age 78)
- WREN, Samantha Anne
- director · appointed 2019-07-17 · born 11/1966 (age 60)
3. Shareholders (1 active)
- Ipgl Limited
- 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
4. Group structure
Ipgl Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
- Ipgl Limited
- Corporate parent · 25-50%
5. Security
21 total charges (2 outstanding, 19 satisfied).
Headline verdict
- Opportunity score
- 80/100 (Exceptional)
- Owner dependency
- high — 65/100
- Red flags
- 0 high · 1 medium · 0 low