CHAP CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC482170 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-15

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

£1

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.7y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 11.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (89/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

35 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1

~ YoY

Current Assets

£1

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Total assets	£1	£1	£1
Current assets	£1	£1	£1
Net assets	£1	£1	£1

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-05-12
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accounts · AA
2026-03-04
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address · AD01
2025-06-27
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accounts · AA
2024-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-12-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-12-13
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officers · TM01
2019-12-13
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officers · AP01
2019-11-01
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CRAIGIE, Hugh appointed
director
2019-11-01
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THOMSON, Douglas Neil resigned
director
2019-07-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-07-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-06-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-11-20
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CLOW, Allan James resigned
director
2015-11-20
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THOMSON, Douglas Neil appointed
director
2014-09-29
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee for Each Santander Group Member)
2014-07-15
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Company incorporated
As CHAP CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
2014-07-15
➕
CLOW, Allan James appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Hugh Craigie Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/11/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Douglas Thomsonceased 01/11/2019· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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SEIVWRIGHT BROTHERS LIMITED→ SC234623 · est 2002	£8.04M £5.74M–£10.33M	—	—	73	23y	87	76y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2014-07-15

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Pavilion 2 Prospect Road

Arnhall Business Park

Westhill

Aberdeenshire

AB32 6FE

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-29

Last: 2025-07-15

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CRAIGIE, Hugh→

director · ~51y · appointed 2019-11-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CLOW, Allan James→

director · ~57y · appointed 2014-07-15 · resigned 2015-11-20

Resigned

THOMSON, Douglas Neil→

director · ~64y · appointed 2015-11-20 · resigned 2019-11-01

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Santander Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee for Each Santander Group Member)	A registered charge	—	29/09/2014	—

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-05-12

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

address · AD01

2026-03-04