CHECKLINE HOUSE (HEAD LEASE) LIMITED

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09898157 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-02
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-02-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-10-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-08
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  12. 2020-01-29
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2019-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-02-19
    ➕
    GATEWAY CORPORATE SOLUTIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2017-12-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  17. 2017-11-28
    ➕
    WHITLEY, Benjamin Newton appointed
    director
  18. 2017-04-24
    ➖
    QUINN, Mark resigned
    director
  19. 2015-12-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CHECKLINE HOUSE (HEAD LEASE) LIMITED
  20. 2015-12-02
    ➕
    QUINN, Mark 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

45/100
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.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Jd Wetherspoon Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Jd Wetherspoon Plc
Corporate parent
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CHECKLINE HOUSE (HEAD LEASE) LIMITED
This company · 09898157

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Jd Wetherspoon Plc
Corporate entity
—75–100%75-100% voting25/04/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Bq Properties (Potters Bar) Limitedceased 25/04/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2015-12-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Wetherspoon House
Reeds Crescent
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD24 4QL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GATEWAY CORPORATE SOLUTIONS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITLEY, Benjamin Newton→
director · ~48y · appointed 2017-11-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
QUINN, Mark→
director · ~42y · appointed 2015-12-02 · resigned 2017-04-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-05