ALLEN CHIMWAE COURIERS LIMITED

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13601625 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-03
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£252
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Postal activities under universal service obligation
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), 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: 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, 1 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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
13 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £252

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£252
↑ 74% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 57% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£843£2k£3k£3k£4kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£252£145
Current assets£4.2k£2.7k
Net assets£252£145

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 (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-26
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2024-11-19
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-06-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-05-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-14
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2022-11-22
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2021-09-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALLEN CHIMWAE COURIERS LIMITED
  10. 2021-09-03
    CHIMWAE, Allen appointed
    director
  11. 2021-09-03
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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 "CHIMWAE" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Allen Chimwae
Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52
75100%
75-100% shares03/09/2021

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
Incorporated2021-09-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC53100 — Postal activities under universal service obligation

Registered office

23 Watts Drive
Shifnal
TF11 8FQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CHIMWAE, Allen
director · ~52y · appointed 2021-09-03
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Recent filings (13 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-12-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-11-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-09-03