CHIN LUNG LTD

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SC391238 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-10
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
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£474.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £474,530
Cash YoY
+1%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£507k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£475k
↑ 5.2% YoY
Current Assets
£531k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£106k£212k£319k£425k£531kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£479.8k£456.0k
Current assets£531.0k£526.6k
Cash£507.5k£503.7k
Debtors£6.5k£6.4k
Net assets£474.5k£451.1k

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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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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-02-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2017-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-02-23
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    officers · CH01
  16. 2012-01-04
    ➖
    J & M ACCOUNTANCY LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2011-09-04
    ➖
    LI, Bryan resigned
    director
  18. 2011-05-26
    ➕
    LI, Bryan appointed
    director
  19. 2011-01-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CHIN LUNG LTD
  20. 2011-01-10
    ➕
    LIANG, Hai Yan appointed
    director
  21. 2011-01-10
    ➕
    J & M ACCOUNTANCY LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2011-01-10
    ➕
    JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2011-01-10
    ➖
    JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2011-01-10
    ➕
    MILLER, Innes Richard appointed
    director
  25. 2011-01-10
    ➖
    MILLER, Innes Richard resigned
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
Mr Bryan Kwok Yan Li
Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting22/11/2023
Hai Yan Liang
Individual · Chinese · DOB 10/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-01-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

22 Macaulay Drive
Aberdeen
AB15 8FL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

LIANG, Hai Yan→
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
J & M ACCOUNTANCY LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-01-10 · resigned 2012-01-04
Resigned
JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-01-10 · resigned 2011-01-10
Resigned
LI, Bryan→
director · ~57y · appointed 2011-05-26 · resigned 2011-09-04
Resigned
MILLER, Innes Richard→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-01-10 · resigned 2011-01-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-28