7 TO 15 CHIRNSIDE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04339915 · ltd · incorporated 2001-12-13
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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Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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 (76/100)

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
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2022-12-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-09-16
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    SPENCE, Andrew John resigned
    director
  7. 2022-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-19
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    SPENCE, Andrew John appointed
    director
  11. 2019-12-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-12-19
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  13. 2019-12-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-12-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-12-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-12-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2019-12-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2019-11-19
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    MORLEY, Lynn resigned
    director
  19. 2019-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2012-06-02
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    NEWTON, Teresa appointed
    secretary
  22. 2012-04-17
    ➖
    BLACKWELL, Mandy Lorraine resigned
    secretary
  23. 2011-11-10
    ➕
    NEWTON, Teresa appointed
    director
  24. 2011-11-06
    ➖
    FOWLER, Daren resigned
    director
  25. 2010-07-25
    ➕
    BLACKWELL, Mandy Lorraine appointed
    secretary
  26. 2010-07-25
    ➖
    MORLEY, Lynn resigned
    secretary
  27. 2003-12-19
    ➕
    FOWLER, Daren appointed
    director
  28. 2003-12-19
    ➖
    MARCHANT, Nigel Derek resigned
    director
  29. 2002-10-04
    ➖
    ELLIS, Kerry resigned
    director
  30. 2002-10-04
    ➕
    MARCHANT, Nigel Derek appointed
    director
  31. 2001-12-20
    ➖
    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2001-12-20
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    INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2001-12-13
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    Company incorporated
    As 7 TO 15 CHIRNSIDE LIMITED
  34. 2001-12-13
    ➕
    MORLEY, Lynn appointed
    secretary
  35. 2001-12-13
    ➕
    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 2001-12-13
    ➕
    ELLIS, Kerry appointed
    director
  37. 2001-12-13
    ➕
    MORLEY, Lynn appointed
    director
  38. 2001-12-13
    ➕
    INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    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 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

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
Mrs Teresa Newton
Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Andrew John Spenceceased 16/09/2022· significant influence
  • Mrs Lynn Morleyceased 19/12/2019· significant influence

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
Incorporated2001-12-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Manor Cottage
Teversal Village
Sutton-In-Ashfield
NG17 3JN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

NEWTON, Teresa→
secretary · appointed 2012-06-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NEWTON, Teresa→
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-11-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLACKWELL, Mandy Lorraine→
secretary · appointed 2010-07-25 · resigned 2012-04-17
Resigned
MORLEY, Lynn→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-13 · resigned 2010-07-25
Resigned
INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-12-13 · resigned 2001-12-20
Resigned
ELLIS, Kerry→
director · ~76y · appointed 2001-12-13 · resigned 2002-10-04
Resigned
FOWLER, Daren→
director · ~49y · appointed 2003-12-19 · resigned 2011-11-06
Resigned
MARCHANT, Nigel Derek→
director · ~71y · appointed 2002-10-04 · resigned 2003-12-19
Resigned
MORLEY, Lynn→
director · ~87y · appointed 2001-12-13 · resigned 2019-11-19
Resigned
SPENCE, Andrew John→
director · ~80y · appointed 2019-12-19 · resigned 2022-09-16
Resigned
INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-12-13 · resigned 2001-12-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-12-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-19