CHAPMAN HOMES DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC327136 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-02

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 18.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

64/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Joinery installation

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 18.1y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 18.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

38 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

64/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2015-12-22
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gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2015-12-22
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Company dissolved
2015-09-04
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2015-02-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2014-07-31
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-07-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2014-06-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-01-31
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DUGUID, Frank resigned
director
2013-07-19
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-05-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-07-05
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-05-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2011-07-11
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-07-11
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2011-07-11
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2011-04-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2011-02-17
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2011-01-26
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legacy
mortgage · MG02s
2011-01-26
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Charge satisfied #2
2010-08-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2010-07-06
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-07-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-01-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2009-07-08
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-07-08
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legacy
officers · 288c
2009-05-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2008-12-05
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legacy
accounts · 225
2008-11-18
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legacy
officers · 288a
2008-07-01
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GARTLY, Lorraine appointed
secretary
2008-07-01
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ADD ACCOUNTANCY LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-03-17
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2008-03-06
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2007-12-17
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CHAPMAN, Duncan appointed
director
2007-12-17
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DUGUID, Frank appointed
director
2007-07-02
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Company incorporated
As CHAPMAN HOMES DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
2007-07-02
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CHAPMAN, Duncan appointed
director
2007-07-02
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ADD ACCOUNTANCY LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-07-02
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ADAM, Alison Margaret appointed
director
2007-07-02
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ADAM, Alison Margaret resigned
director

Owner dependency

100/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CHAPMAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100

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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2015-12-22

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-07-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

Chapman Homes Developments Limited

Wardes Road

Inverurie

Aberdeenshire

AB51 3TT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2013-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)

GARTLY, Lorraine→

secretary · appointed 2008-07-01

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Active

CHAPMAN, Duncan→

director · ~70y · appointed 2007-12-17

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Active

CHAPMAN, Duncan→

director · ~50y · appointed 2007-07-02

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Active

ADD ACCOUNTANCY LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-07-02 · resigned 2008-07-01

Resigned

ADAM, Alison Margaret→

director · ~67y · appointed 2007-07-02 · resigned 2007-07-02

Resigned

DUGUID, Frank→

director · ~80y · appointed 2007-12-17 · resigned 2014-01-31

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	17/03/2008	26/01/2011
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	06/03/2008	—

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Recent filings (38 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory

gazette · GAZ2

2015-12-22

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2015-09-04

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2015-02-02

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2014-07-31

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2014-07-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2014-06-03

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2013-07-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2013-05-23

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2012-07-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2012-05-22

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2011-07-11

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2011-07-11

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address

address · AD01

2011-07-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2011-04-07

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2011-02-17