CHIN CHIN BREWING COMPANY LTD

💤Zombieactive
09803682 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-01
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£-3.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,199

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£3k
Current Assets
£10k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-29
Current assets£10.0k
Net assets£-3.2k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-10-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-10-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-07-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2024-05-27
    ➖
    CURRIE, Andrew resigned
    director
  9. 2024-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-07-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2022-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-02-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2017-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-10-01
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    Company incorporated
    As CHIN CHIN BREWING COMPANY LTD
  19. 2015-10-01
    ➕
    CURRIE, David appointed
    director
  20. 2015-10-01
    ➕
    CURRIE, Andrew 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

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 David Currie
Individual · English · DOB 05/1975 · age 51
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Currieceased 27/05/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2015-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer

Registered office

Unit 53f Lidgate Crescent
South Kirkby
Pontefract
West Yorkshire
WF9 3NR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CURRIE, David→
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-10-01
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Active
CURRIE, Andrew→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2024-05-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08