CLEVER DIGITAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07646218 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-24
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
year to May 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46520
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £100
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100
~ YoY
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£20£40£60£80£100May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£100£100
Current assets£100£100
Cash£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-04-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-02-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-25
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-11-16
    CHHIBER, Dipak Kumar resigned
    director
  15. 2018-07-09
    CHHIBER, Balwinder Kaur appointed
    director
  16. 2018-07-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-06-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-06-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2011-05-24
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    Company incorporated
    As CLEVER DIGITAL LIMITED
  20. 2011-05-24
    CHHIBER, Dipak Kumar 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

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Dipak Kumar Chhiber
Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46520 — SIC 46520

Registered office

The Hangar
Hadley Park East
Telford
TF1 6QJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-07
Last: 2026-05-24

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CHHIBER, Balwinder Kaur
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-07-09
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Active
CHHIBER, Dipak Kumar
director · ~47y · appointed 2011-05-24 · resigned 2018-11-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-30