CHALLENGE GROUP LIVESTOCK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07996620 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-19
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-life reinsurance
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). 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: high (81/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
41 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
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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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2022-11-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-09-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-25
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    CATT, Marion Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  11. 2019-10-25
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2019-10-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-10-25
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2019-10-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2019-10-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2019-10-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-10-24
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    BREDIKHINA, Elena resigned
    secretary
  18. 2019-10-24
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    BREDIKHINA, Elena resigned
    director
  19. 2019-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2014-01-01
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    SHEVIAKOVA, Iryna resigned
    director
  22. 2013-01-25
    ➖
    LAVRISHCHEV, Georgy, Mr. resigned
    director
  23. 2012-03-19
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    Company incorporated
    As CHALLENGE GROUP LIVESTOCK LIMITED
  24. 2012-03-19
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    CATT, Charles James appointed
    director
  25. 2012-03-19
    ➕
    BREDIKHINA, Elena appointed
    secretary
  26. 2012-03-19
    ➕
    BREDIKHINA, Elena appointed
    director
  27. 2012-03-19
    ➕
    LAVRISHCHEV, Georgy, Mr. appointed
    director
  28. 2012-03-19
    ➕
    SHEVIAKOVA, Iryna appointed
    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 80 — 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 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 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 14 years.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Charles James Catt
Individual · English · DOB 04/1946 · age 80
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/01/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Challenge Group Holdings Pte. Ltdceased 01/01/2019· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2012-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65202 — Non-life reinsurance

Registered office

80 Pound Road
East Peckham
Tonbridge
Kent
TN12 5BJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-08
Last: 2025-09-24

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

CATT, Marion Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2019-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CATT, Charles James→
director · ~80y · appointed 2012-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BREDIKHINA, Elena→
secretary · appointed 2012-03-19 · resigned 2019-10-24
Resigned
BREDIKHINA, Elena→
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-03-19 · resigned 2019-10-24
Resigned
LAVRISHCHEV, Georgy, Mr.→
director · ~46y · appointed 2012-03-19 · resigned 2013-01-25
Resigned
SHEVIAKOVA, Iryna→
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-03-19 · resigned 2014-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-26