CHANNI LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). 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.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 | £1 |
| Current assets | £1 | £1 |
| Net assets | £1 | £1 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 2 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
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- 2023-02-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2008-12-08🏢Company incorporatedAs CHANNI LIMITED
- 2008-12-08➕NANDHRA, Charanjit Kaur appointedsecretary
- 2008-12-08➕NANDHRA, Balbir Singh appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 18 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Balbir Singh Nandhra Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 08/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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