J G CHIERCHIA LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC291491 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-10

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.

Why now

Window opening · high confidence

More negotiable than before — 5 signals weakening over the last 30 days.

· Deal-killer verdict: workable → complicated
· Opportunity score: 77 → 70
· Hygiene score: 90 → 80
· Bankability: 80 → 75

Opportunity decay

softening · 6-months

Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.

· 5 recent signals weakening vs 2 strengthening

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 5 negative signals vs 2 positive.

↓Deal-killer verdict: workable → complicated
↓Opportunity score: 77 → 70
↓Hygiene score: 90 → 80
↓Bankability: 80 → 75
↑Live charges: 1 → 0
+3 more

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

70/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Licenced restaurants

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

No charge records returned

Directors & officers

No officers data

Ownership & PSC

No PSC data returned

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

No filing history

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

70/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Average employees	2000	1900

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Corporate timeline (1 events)Click to expand

2005-10-10
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Company incorporated
As J G CHIERCHIA LTD.

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

+No director turnover: Company is 21 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2005-10-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

3 Queen Street

Edinburgh

EH2 1JE

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-17

Last: 2025-10-03