CRIMINAL CHIC LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12130002 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-30
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 11070SIC 11070
  • 46342SIC 46342
  • 46390Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (44/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSC data returned
40
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
No filing history
0
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-01
    LEARY, David Martin appointed
    director
  2. 2023-01-16
    TAIT, Lisa resigned
    secretary
  3. 2023-01-16
    TAIT, Lisa resigned
    director
  4. 2019-07-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CRIMINAL CHIC LTD
  5. 2019-07-30
    AYRE, Paul John appointed
    secretary
  6. 2019-07-30
    AYRE, Paul John appointed
    director
  7. 2019-07-30
    TAIT, Lisa appointed
    secretary
  8. 2019-07-30
    TAIT, Lisa appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

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

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-07-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

Unit 6 Brookfield Industrial Estate
Peak Dale Road
Glossop
Derbyshire
SK13 6LQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-04
Last: 2026-03-21

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

AYRE, Paul John
secretary · appointed 2019-07-30
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Active
AYRE, Paul John
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-07-30
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Active
LEARY, David Martin
director · ~46y · appointed 2025-05-01
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Active
TAIT, Lisa
secretary · appointed 2019-07-30 · resigned 2023-01-16
Resigned
TAIT, Lisa
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-07-30 · resigned 2023-01-16
Resigned

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