CHENLINGQSDQ LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
NI710505 · ltd · incorporated 2024-02-22
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£30.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 69/100 (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: medium (70/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £30,000
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£30k
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £30.0k |
| Current assets | £3.0k |
| Net assets | £30.0k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-30📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-07-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-07-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-18📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-pscaddress · RP10
- 2025-06-18📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officeraddress · RP09
- 2025-06-18📍default-companies-house-registered-office-address-appliedaddress · RP05
- 2025-03-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-22🏢Company incorporatedAs CHENLINGQSDQ LIMITED
- 2024-02-22➕CHEN, Yanling appointeddirector
- 2024-02-22➕CHEN, Yanling appointeddirector
- 2024-02-22➖CHEN, Yanling resigneddirector
- 2024-02-22➕HODGSON, Daniel Lee appointeddirector
- 2024-02-22➖HODGSON, Daniel Lee resigneddirector
- 2024-02-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "CHEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yanling Chen Individual · Chinese · DOB 11/1989 · age 37 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 22/02/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-02-22
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Registered office
Unit 1655 2/F 138 University Street
Belfast
County Antrim
BT7 1HH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
CHEN, Yanling→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2024-02-22
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CHEN, Yanling→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2024-02-22 · resigned 2024-02-22
HODGSON, Daniel Lee→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2024-02-22 · resigned 2024-02-22
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Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-24
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2025-06-18
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-06-18
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2025-06-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-02-22