CHROME DEVELOPMENTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC598218 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-25
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 May 2024
Net worth
£369.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.6y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
20 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £369,888

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£370k
Current Assets
£5k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-31
Total assets£360.8k
Current assets£4.8k
Net assets£369.9k

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
4
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-06
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2026-02-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-02-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-12-23
    FARID, Nazar resigned
    director
  6. 2024-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-28
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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. 2021-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-24
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2018-10-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-10-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Canoas Enterprises Limited
  15. 2018-05-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CHROME DEVELOPMENTS LTD
  16. 2018-05-25
    MASOOD, Moadood appointed
    director
  17. 2018-05-25
    FARID, Nazar appointed
    director
  18. 2018-05-25
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-02-06: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Moadood Masood
Individual · British · DOB 04/1979 · age 47
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting25/05/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Nazar Faridceased 23/12/2025· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-05-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

53 George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 2HT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-07
Last: 2025-05-24

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MASOOD, Moadood
director · ~47y · appointed 2018-05-25
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Active
FARID, Nazar
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-05-25 · resigned 2025-12-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Canoas Enterprises / Platform Business Consultancy (Fze)
Canoas Enterprises Limited / Platform Business Consultancy (Fze)
A registered charge1 property09/10/2018
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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-02-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-10