J G CHIERCHIA LTD.

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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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
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 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 16.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees20001900

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-05-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-11-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-12-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-11-13
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    ACCOUNTANCY ASSURED (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2009-10-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
  18. 2005-10-10
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    Company incorporated
    As J G CHIERCHIA LTD.
  19. 2005-10-10
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    CHIERCHIA, Jonathan Gerardo appointed
    director
  20. 2005-10-10
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    ACCOUNTANCY ASSURED (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2005-10-10
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-10-10
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-10-10
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2005-10-10
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 "CHIERCHIA" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr. Jonathan Gerardo Chierchia
Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

CHIERCHIA, Jonathan Gerardo→
director · ~43y · appointed 2005-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ACCOUNTANCY ASSURED (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-10-10 · resigned 2012-11-13
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-10-10 · resigned 2005-10-10
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-10-10 · resigned 2005-10-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property30/10/2009—
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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-21