BASS CHAMONIX LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC267904 · ltd · incorporated 2004-05-14
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£9.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Book publishing
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 79909Other reservation service activities n.e.c.
  • 93199Other sports activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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, 3 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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £9,556
Cash YoY
-9%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£26k
↓ 9.1% YoY
Net Worth
£10k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↓ 8.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£12k£17k£23k£29kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£9.6k£8.4k
Current assets£26.4k£28.8k
Cash£26.2k£28.8k
Debtors£9£9
Net assets£9.6k£8.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-09
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  2. 2026-04-09
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  3. 2026-03-16
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  4. 2026-03-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-11-03
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  6. 2024-10-22
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  7. 2023-10-24
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  8. 2023-10-19
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  9. 2023-10-19
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  10. 2023-10-19
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    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-10-19
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  12. 2023-10-19
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  13. 2022-11-02
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  14. 2021-10-26
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  15. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  16. 2020-06-09
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    SCOBBIE, Alasdair Mcintyre appointed
    director
  17. 2020-06-09
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    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-10-25
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2004-05-14
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    Company incorporated
    As BASS CHAMONIX LIMITED
  20. 2004-05-14
    ➕
    TATE, Derek Norman appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-05-14
    ➕
    TATE, Derek Norman appointed
    director
  22. 2004-05-14
    ➕
    TATE, Shona Margaret appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Shona Margaret Tate
Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares14/05/2017
Mr Derek Norman Tate
Individual · Irish · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares14/05/2017

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
Incorporated2004-05-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC58110 — Book publishing

Registered office

132 Claremont
Alloa
Clackmannanshire
FK10 2EG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-28
Last: 2026-05-14

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

TATE, Derek Norman→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-14
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Active
SCOBBIE, Alasdair Mcintyre→
director · ~67y · appointed 2020-06-09
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Active
TATE, Derek Norman→
director · ~60y · appointed 2004-05-14
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Active
TATE, Shona Margaret→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-05-14
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Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-10-19