BLUE CHILLI LEASING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08323853 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-10
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 Aug 2025
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
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-11
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    DINGSDALE, Caroline resigned
    director
  6. 2023-04-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2020-12-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2020-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-12
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2020-05-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-05-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-04-16
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    RICHARDSON, Anthony resigned
    director
  16. 2020-04-16
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    RICHARDSON, Dawn resigned
    director
  17. 2019-03-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-03-25
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-03-25
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    officers · AP01
  20. 2019-03-25
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    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-03-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  22. 2018-12-11
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    DINGSDALE, Caroline appointed
    director
  23. 2018-12-11
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    RICHARDSON, Anthony appointed
    director
  24. 2018-12-11
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    RICHARDSON, Dawn appointed
    director
  25. 2012-12-10
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    Company incorporated
    As BLUE CHILLI LEASING LIMITED
  26. 2012-12-10
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    SHAH, Reza Hassan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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 Reza Hassan Shah
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting12/05/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Blue Chilli Car Contracts Limitedceased 12/05/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest

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
Incorporated2012-12-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Blue Chilli House The Courtyard
2 Finney Lane Heald Green
Cheadle
SK8 3GZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last: 2025-12-10

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

SHAH, Reza Hassan→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DINGSDALE, Caroline→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-12-11 · resigned 2023-04-11
Resigned
RICHARDSON, Anthony→
director · ~49y · appointed 2018-12-11 · resigned 2020-04-16
Resigned
RICHARDSON, Dawn→
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-12-11 · resigned 2020-04-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-12-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-19