CHRISTOPHER JOHN ELLIOTT LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13864425 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-21
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-17📄change-corporate-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH02
- 2025-11-16➖ELLIOTT, Christopher John resigneddirector
- 2025-11-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-20➕NICHOLAS, Sean-Gregory Jones appointeddirector
- 2023-01-20➕SEAN GREGORY NICHOLAS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2023-01-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-20📄appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP02
- 2022-02-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-21🏢Company incorporatedAs CHRISTOPHER JOHN ELLIOTT LIMITED
- 2022-01-21➕ELLIOTT, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2022-01-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Christopher John Elliott Individual · British · DOB 03/1986 · age 40 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/01/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Apex House Thomas Street
Trethomas
Caerphilly
CF83 8DP
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
NICHOLAS, Sean-Gregory Jones→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2023-01-20
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SEAN GREGORY NICHOLAS LIMITED→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2023-01-20
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ELLIOTT, Christopher John→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2022-01-21 · resigned 2025-11-16
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Recent filings (19 total)
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2025-11-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-20