CHENSON CONSULTANTS LTD.

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SC272375 · ltd · incorporated 2004-08-24
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£65.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

9 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 17.8y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
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
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £64,977

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£65k
Current Assets
£3.2m
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-29
Total assets£65.0k
Current assets£3.17M
Net assets£65.0k

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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  2. 2025-12-11
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  3. 2025-10-20
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  4. 2025-07-23
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  5. 2025-02-07
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    GREENWOOD, Joanna Cathryn resigned
    secretary
  6. 2024-07-30
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  7. 2023-10-31
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  8. 2023-07-31
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  9. 2022-07-29
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  10. 2021-07-29
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  11. 2021-01-15
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  12. 2021-01-15
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    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2021-01-12
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Investec Bank PLC
  14. 2021-01-12
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Investec Bank PLC
  15. 2020-10-31
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  16. 2020-06-09
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  19. 2020-06-09
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    Charge satisfied #5
  20. 2020-06-09
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    Charge satisfied #4
  21. 2020-06-09
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    Charge satisfied #3
  22. 2019-10-26
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  23. 2019-10-24
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  24. 2019-10-01
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  25. 2017-08-31
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Christopher Richard Lynden
  26. 2017-03-08
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Coutts & Company
  27. 2014-01-11
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    Charge satisfied #2
  28. 2014-01-11
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    Charge satisfied #1
  29. 2013-11-29
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  30. 2013-11-08
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  31. 2013-11-08
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  32. 2008-09-13
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  33. 2008-08-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  34. 2004-08-24
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    Company incorporated
    As CHENSON CONSULTANTS LTD.
  35. 2004-08-24
    ➕
    LYNDEN, Christopher appointed
    director
  36. 2004-08-24
    ➕
    GREENWOOD, Joanna Cathryn appointed
    secretary
  37. 2004-08-24
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
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  38. 2004-08-24
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
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  39. 2004-08-24
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
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  40. 2004-08-24
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
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Owner dependency

100/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Richard Lynden
Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Christopher Richard Lyndenceased 07/02/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-08-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Eq Accountants Llp 14 City Quay
Camperdown Street
Dundee
DD1 3JA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last made up to: 2024-10-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

LYNDEN, Christopher→
director · ~69y · appointed 2004-08-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GREENWOOD, Joanna Cathryn→
secretary · appointed 2004-08-24 · resigned 2025-02-07
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-08-24 · resigned 2004-08-24
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-08-24 · resigned 2004-08-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

9
Total charges
4
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Investec Bank
Investec Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property12/01/2021—
outstanding
Investec Bank
Investec Bank PLC
A registered charge—12/01/2021—
outstanding
Christopher Richard Lynden
A registered charge1 property31/08/2017—
outstanding
NatWest Group
Coutts & Company
A registered charge3 properties08/03/2017—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property29/11/201309/06/2020
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property08/11/201309/06/2020
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property08/11/201309/06/2020
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property13/09/200811/01/2014
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property01/08/200811/01/2014
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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
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accounts · AA01
2023-07-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10
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accounts · AA
2022-07-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-15