CHITENDAI LTD

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SC444478 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-07
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£22.45M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 £22,447,163

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£22m
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£472k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4.5m£9.0m£13m£18m£22mDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£22.47M£19.97M
Current assets£472.1k£364.9k
Net assets£22.45M£19.94M

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-20
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2017-11-11
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2017-11-10
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2014-11-01
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    CHINEMBIRI, Ambrose resigned
    director
  18. 2013-03-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CHITENDAI LTD
  19. 2013-03-07
    ➕
    CHINEMBIRI, Jennie appointed
    secretary
  20. 2013-03-07
    ➕
    CHINEMBIRI, Ainslie Nhau appointed
    director
  21. 2013-03-07
    ➕
    CHINEMBIRI, Ambrose appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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 13 years.
  • 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 Ainslie Nhau Chinembiri
Individual · British · DOB 04/1982 · age 44
75–100%
—75-100% shares07/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-03-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Unit 3 Cavalry Park Business Centre
Peebles
EH45 9BU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CHINEMBIRI, Jennie→
secretary · appointed 2013-03-07
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Active
CHINEMBIRI, Ainslie Nhau→
director · ~44y · appointed 2013-03-07
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Active
CHINEMBIRI, Ambrose→
director · ~72y · appointed 2013-03-07 · resigned 2014-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-17