CHA OIL SYSTEMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC296397 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-01
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£-40.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 64). Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
53 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £40,170

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£40k
↑ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£73k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£57k-£29k-£951£27k£56k£84kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£-29.3k£-38.7k
Current assets£73.5k£83.9k
Net assets£-40.2k£-57.5k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2026-05-19
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2019-04-23
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-12
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-06-28
    ➕
    THOMS, Gail Lucille appointed
    director
  18. 2007-09-06
    ➕
    THOMS, Gail Lucille appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-09-06
    ➖
    THOMS, Andrew Nicholas Henry resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-09-06
    ➖
    BUSSEY, Christopher John resigned
    director
  21. 2006-02-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CHA OIL SYSTEMS LIMITED
  22. 2006-02-01
    ➕
    THOMS, Andrew Nicholas Henry appointed
    director
  23. 2006-02-01
    ➕
    THOMS, Andrew Nicholas Henry appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-02-01
    ➕
    HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2006-02-01
    ➖
    HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2006-02-01
    ➕
    BUSSEY, Christopher John appointed
    director
  27. 2006-02-01
    ➕
    HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  28. 2006-02-01
    ➖
    HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

81/100
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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-15

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Nicholas Henry Thoms
Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Gail Lucille Thoms
Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-02-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Woodside Drive
Galashiels
Scottish Borders
TD1 1RA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-15OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-01

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

THOMS, Gail Lucille→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMS, Andrew Nicholas Henry→
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMS, Gail Lucille→
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMS, Andrew Nicholas Henry→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-01 · resigned 2007-09-06
Resigned
HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-02-01 · resigned 2006-02-01
Resigned
BUSSEY, Christopher John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-02-01 · resigned 2007-09-06
Resigned
HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-02-01 · resigned 2006-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-06-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-28