HATCH LANE, CHINGFORD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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05113319 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2004-04-27
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
12 officers (1 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 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 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-12
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    DELSOL, Cheryl Brenda appointed
    director
  8. 2021-08-12
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    PEARCE, Robert resigned
    director
  9. 2021-08-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-08-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-31
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    BELL, Caroline Louise resigned
    secretary
  15. 2018-07-31
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    BELL, Caroline Louise resigned
    director
  16. 2018-07-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2018-07-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-05-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  21. 2012-04-20
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    HASSELL, Colin Spencer resigned
    director
  22. 2012-01-24
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    PEARCE, Robert appointed
    director
  23. 2010-04-27
    ➖
    DAVIES, Nicholas James resigned
    director
  24. 2010-04-27
    ➖
    WALLIS, Andrew Mark resigned
    director
  25. 2009-04-01
    ➕
    BELL, Caroline Louise appointed
    secretary
  26. 2009-03-31
    ➖
    IAN GIBBS ESTATE MANAGEMENT LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2008-05-01
    ➖
    GRAY, Paula resigned
    director
  28. 2007-02-13
    ➕
    BELL, Caroline Louise appointed
    director
  29. 2007-02-13
    ➕
    DAVIES, Nicholas James appointed
    director
  30. 2007-02-13
    ➕
    HASSELL, Colin Spencer appointed
    director
  31. 2007-02-13
    ➕
    WALLIS, Andrew Mark appointed
    director
  32. 2005-10-28
    ➖
    DUFFY, John resigned
    secretary
  33. 2005-04-18
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    IAN GIBBS ESTATE MANAGEMENT LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2004-04-27
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    Company incorporated
    As HATCH LANE, CHINGFORD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  35. 2004-04-27
    ➕
    DUFFY, John appointed
    secretary
  36. 2004-04-27
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    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2004-04-27
    ➖
    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2004-04-27
    ➕
    GRAY, Paula appointed
    director
  39. 2004-04-27
    ➕
    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  40. 2004-04-27
    ➖
    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2004-04-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

62 Crown Street
Brentwood
Essex
CM14 4BJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-11
Last: 2025-04-27

Officers (1 active · 11 resigned)

DELSOL, Cheryl Brenda→
director · ~71y · appointed 2021-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELL, Caroline Louise→
secretary · appointed 2009-04-01 · resigned 2018-07-31
Resigned
DUFFY, John→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-27 · resigned 2005-10-28
Resigned
IAN GIBBS ESTATE MANAGEMENT LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-04-18 · resigned 2009-03-31
Resigned
SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-27 · resigned 2004-04-27
Resigned
BELL, Caroline Louise→
director · ~46y · appointed 2007-02-13 · resigned 2018-07-31
Resigned
DAVIES, Nicholas James→
director · ~43y · appointed 2007-02-13 · resigned 2010-04-27
Resigned
GRAY, Paula→
director · ~47y · appointed 2004-04-27 · resigned 2008-05-01
Resigned
HASSELL, Colin Spencer→
director · ~83y · appointed 2007-02-13 · resigned 2012-04-20
Resigned
PEARCE, Robert→
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-01-24 · resigned 2021-08-12
Resigned
WALLIS, Andrew Mark→
director · ~45y · appointed 2007-02-13 · resigned 2010-04-27
Resigned
SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-27 · resigned 2004-04-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-30