CHAMPANY INN LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC545153 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-12
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (79/100)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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-18➖DAVIDSON, Elizabeth Anne resigneddirector
- 2025-11-06➕DAVIDSON, Jason appointeddirector
- 2025-11-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-03-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-04➖DAVIDSON, Clive Richard resigneddirector
- 2016-09-12🏢Company incorporatedAs CHAMPANY INN LIMITED
- 2016-09-12➕DAVIDSON, Clive Richard appointeddirector
- 2016-09-12➕DAVIDSON, Elizabeth Anne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Elizabeth Anne Davidson Individual · British · DOB 03/1946 · age 80 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/09/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Clive Richard Davidsonceased 04/11/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-09-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
Champany Inn
Linlithgow
West Lothian
EH49 7LU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
DAVIDSON, Jason→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2025-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAVIDSON, Clive Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2016-09-12 · resigned 2016-11-04
DAVIDSON, Elizabeth Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2016-09-12 · resigned 2025-11-18
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Recent filings (29 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-10