CHO CONSULTING LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC363936 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-13
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£156.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
43 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £156,377
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,340 YoY
Cash YoY
-1%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£157k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£156k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£157k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£32k£63k£95k£126k£158kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£156.4k£157.7k
Current assets£157.3k£158.1k
Cash£157.3k£158.1k
Net assets£156.4k£157.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-05-17
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-27
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2017-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2016-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2009-08-13
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    Company incorporated
    As CHO CONSULTING LTD.
  17. 2009-08-13
    ➕
    HO-ASJOE, Bonita appointed
    secretary
  18. 2009-08-13
    ➕
    HO-ASJOE, Bonita appointed
    director
  19. 2009-08-13
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2009-08-13
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2009-08-13
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  22. 2009-08-13
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
Mrs Bonita Ho-Asjoe
Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-08-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

15 Manor Place
Edinburgh
EH3 7DH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-27
Last: 2025-08-13

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HO-ASJOE, Bonita→
secretary · appointed 2009-08-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HO-ASJOE, Bonita→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-08-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-08-13 · resigned 2009-08-13
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2009-08-13 · resigned 2009-08-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-17
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-26