CHA YI TEA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08555214 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-04
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£12.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46170
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: high (82/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £12,069
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,434 YoY
Cash YoY
-5%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£21k
↓ 5.5% YoY
Net Worth
£12k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↓ 4.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£11k£16k£21k£27kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£12.1k£13.5k
Current assets£25.6k£26.8k
Cash£20.7k£21.8k
Debtors£4.4k£4.4k
Net assets£12.1k£13.5k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-06-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-06-01
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    BAILEY, Neal Charles resigned
    director
  4. 2025-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2023-08-24
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  7. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  8. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-10
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    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2017-06-08
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-05-30
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    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2016-06-06
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2014-05-06
    ➖
    GILL, Timothy Howard resigned
    director
  18. 2014-04-30
    ➕
    KINGSLEY SMITH, Ivan Stephen appointed
    director
  19. 2013-09-12
    ➕
    BAILEY, Neal Charles appointed
    director
  20. 2013-09-06
    ➖
    GILL, Lesley Carol resigned
    director
  21. 2013-09-06
    ➕
    GILL, Timothy Howard appointed
    director
  22. 2013-06-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CHA YI TEA LIMITED
  23. 2013-06-04
    ➕
    GILL, Lesley Carol 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 60 — 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 60. 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 12 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neal Charles Bailey
Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63
50–75%
—50-75% shares16/05/2017
Mr Ivan Stephen Kingsley Smith
Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-06-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46170 — SIC 46170

Registered office

139-141 Watling Street
Gillingham
Kent
ME7 2YY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-18
Last: 2026-06-04

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

KINGSLEY SMITH, Ivan Stephen→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAILEY, Neal Charles→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-09-12 · resigned 2026-06-01
Resigned
GILL, Lesley Carol→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-06-04 · resigned 2013-09-06
Resigned
GILL, Timothy Howard→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-09-06 · resigned 2014-05-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-16