CH GROUP SERVICES LTD

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SC596301 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-04
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2024
Net worth
£-16.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £16,635

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£17k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 88% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£19k-£15k-£11k-£6k-£2k£2kMay 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
Total assets£-2.5k£-3.6k
Current assets£2.3k£1.2k
Net assets£-16.6k£-19.1k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-04-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-05-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2024-04-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2018-05-04
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    Company incorporated
    As CH GROUP SERVICES LTD
  14. 2018-05-04
    HANSEN, Carl Henning appointed
    director
  15. 2018-05-04
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

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 Carl Henning Hansen
Individual · Norwegian · DOB 08/1973 · age 53
75100%
75-100% shares04/05/2018

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
Incorporated2018-05-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

37 Broad Street
Peterhead
Aberdeenshire
AB42 1JB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HANSEN, Carl Henning
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-05-04
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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-18