JAMES CHOI LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved
13142188 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-18
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2022
Net worth
£1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Video production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 86101Hospital activities
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed technology with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
25
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £1,573

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£2k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2022-01-31
Total assets£1.6k
Current assets£2.2k
Net assets£1.6k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2023-06-27
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2023-06-27
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2023-04-11
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2022-10-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-01-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JAMES CHOI LTD
  6. 2021-01-18
    CHOI, James Wai Hung, Dr appointed
    director
  7. 2021-01-18
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CHOI" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2023-06-27

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr James Wai Hung Choi
Individual · British · DOB 01/1994 · age 32
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/01/2021

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-01-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities

Registered office

11 Yarnacott
Shoeburyness
Southend-On-Sea
SS3 8AL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2022-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

CHOI, James Wai Hung, Dr
director · ~32y · appointed 2021-01-18
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Recent filings (5 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2023-06-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-01-18