CHEPSTOW DEVELOPMENTS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC429948 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-08
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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-£30k£22k£75k£128k£181k£234kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets—£220.5k
Current assets—£233.5k
Cash—£47
Debtors—£53.2k
Net assets—£-30.5k
Average employees3—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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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 (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2023-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-11-30
    ➕
    DEMPSEY, Brian John appointed
    director
  7. 2023-11-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-07-09
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    DEMPSEY, Niall James appointed
    director
  13. 2021-05-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2020-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-10-10
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    DEMPSEY, James appointed
    director
  19. 2012-10-10
    ➖
    JORDAN NOMINEES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2012-10-10
    ➖
    TOWNSEND, Paul Michael resigned
    director
  21. 2012-08-08
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    Company incorporated
    As CHEPSTOW DEVELOPMENTS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  22. 2012-08-08
    ➕
    JORDAN NOMINEES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2012-08-08
    ➕
    TOWNSEND, Paul Michael 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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100
Weak signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — DEMPSEY, Niall James (same surname) appointed 2021-07-09. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian John Dempsey
Individual · British · DOB 07/1947 · age 79
50–75%
—50-75% shares31/07/2016

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
Incorporated2012-08-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

41 Cherrybank Walk
Airdrie
ML6 0LY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

DEMPSEY, Brian John→
director · ~79y · appointed 2023-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEMPSEY, James→
director · ~78y · appointed 2012-10-10
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Active
DEMPSEY, Niall James→
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JORDAN NOMINEES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-08-08 · resigned 2012-10-10
Resigned
TOWNSEND, Paul Michael→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-08-08 · resigned 2012-10-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-22