CHOQS 453 LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
06029586 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-14
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7011
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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).
Data confidence
Overall: low (52/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
23 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2010-08-17📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2010-08-17🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-05-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2010-02-04📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2010-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2009-02-05📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2008-12-19📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2008-02-13📄legacyaccounts · 225
- 2008-02-05📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-10-08📄legacyaccounts · 225
- 2007-02-21📄legacyaccounts · 225
- 2007-01-21📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-01-11📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-01-11📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-01-11📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2007-01-11📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-01-11📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-01-11📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2006-12-18➕BACON, Andrew Charles appointedsecretary
- 2006-12-18➕BACON, Andrew Charles appointeddirector
- 2006-12-18➕BROOM, Nicola Jane appointeddirector
- 2006-12-18➕HIRSCHMANN, David Frederick appointeddirector
- 2006-12-18➖C H REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-12-18➖RICKMAN, Bryan Colin resigneddirector
- 2006-12-18➖SETHI, Nishi resigneddirector
- 2006-12-14🏢Company incorporatedAs CHOQS 453 LIMITED
- 2006-12-14➕C H REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-12-14➕RICKMAN, Bryan Colin appointeddirector
- 2006-12-14➕SETHI, Nishi appointeddirector
- 2006-12-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2010-08-17
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-12-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC7011 — SIC 7011
Registered office
16 South End
Croydon
Surrey
CR0 1DN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2009-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)
BACON, Andrew Charles→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-12-18
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BACON, Andrew Charles→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2006-12-18
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BROOM, Nicola Jane→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2006-12-18
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HIRSCHMANN, David Frederick→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2006-12-18
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C H REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-12-14 · resigned 2006-12-18
RICKMAN, Bryan Colin→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2006-12-14 · resigned 2006-12-18
SETHI, Nishi→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2006-12-14 · resigned 2006-12-18
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Recent filings (19 total)
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2010-08-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2010-05-04
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2010-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2010-02-02
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AAMD
2009-02-05
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2008-10-15
legacy
accounts · 225
2008-02-13
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-02-05
legacy
accounts · 225
2007-10-08
legacy
accounts · 225
2007-02-21
legacy
officers · 288a
2007-01-21
legacy
officers · 288a
2007-01-11
legacy
officers · 288a
2007-01-11
legacy
address · 287
2007-01-11