CHEPS ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09090011 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-17
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£109.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 78200Temporary employment agency activities
  • 85600Educational support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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, 3 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 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
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £109,283
Net assets shrinking
Down £21,471 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£109k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£159k
↑ 4.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£32k£63k£95k£127k£159kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-292023-12-29
Total assets£109.3k£132.2k
Current assets£158.7k£151.7k
Net assets£109.3k£130.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-04-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-01-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-12-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-10-01
    ➖
    ADCOCK, Nicholas Simon resigned
    director
  7. 2025-10-01
    ➖
    CLARKE, Stuart James resigned
    director
  8. 2025-10-01
    ➖
    PEARCE, David Adam Schofield, Dr resigned
    director
  9. 2024-07-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-05-09
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2023-04-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-08-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-07-11
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2021-12-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-12-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2021-12-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-12-01
    ➕
    ADCOCK, Nicholas Simon appointed
    director
  19. 2021-12-01
    ➕
    CLARKE, Stuart James appointed
    director
  20. 2021-12-01
    ➕
    PEARCE, David Adam Schofield, Dr appointed
    director
  21. 2021-05-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-08-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-11-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2019-09-27
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  25. 2016-06-15
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Ben John resigned
    director
  26. 2014-06-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CHEPS ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED
  27. 2014-06-17
    ➕
    BIDDLE, George William appointed
    director
  28. 2014-06-17
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Ben John 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

58/100
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.
  • 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

1 med · 1 low
3 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: ADCOCK, Nicholas Simon resigned 2025-10-01; CLARKE, Stuart James resigned 2025-10-01; PEARCE, David Adam Schofield, Dr resigned 2025-10-01

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr George William Biddle
Individual · British · DOB 09/1993 · age 33
75–100%
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-06-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

10 Whitemoor Drive Whitemoor Drive
Shirley
Solihull
B90 4UL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last made up to: 2024-12-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-23
Last: 2026-05-09

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BIDDLE, George William→
director · ~33y · appointed 2014-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADCOCK, Nicholas Simon→
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-12-01 · resigned 2025-10-01
Resigned
CLARKE, Stuart James→
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-12-01 · resigned 2025-10-01
Resigned
PEARCE, David Adam Schofield, Dr→
director · ~58y · appointed 2021-12-01 · resigned 2025-10-01
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Ben John→
director · ~33y · appointed 2014-06-17 · resigned 2016-06-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11