CHINESE WHISPERS (HOUSTON) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC313505 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-14
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£29.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £29,743
Net assets shrinking
Down £9,415 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£30k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£51k
↑ 53% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£10k£21k£31k£41k£51kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£33.7k£52.3k
Current assets£51.4k£33.6k
Net assets£29.7k£39.2k

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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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-30
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    WHITELAW WELLS CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  4. 2024-08-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2024-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-30
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2022-08-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-08-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2022-08-30
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-05-01
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    BANH, Chanh appointed
    director
  12. 2022-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-27
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  14. 2020-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2006-12-14
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    Company incorporated
    As CHINESE WHISPERS (HOUSTON) LIMITED
  19. 2006-12-14
    ➕
    BRODIE, Lindsay appointed
    director
  20. 2006-12-14
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    CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2006-12-14
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    CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-12-14
    ➕
    WHITELAW WELLS CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2006-12-14
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    CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2006-12-14
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    CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Chanh Banh
Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/05/2022
Miss Lindsay Brodie
Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-12-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

9, Royal Crescent
Glasgow
Scotland
G3 7SP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BANH, Chanh→
director · ~56y · appointed 2022-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRODIE, Lindsay→
director · ~46y · appointed 2006-12-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-12-14 · resigned 2006-12-14
Resigned
WHITELAW WELLS CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-12-14 · resigned 2024-08-30
Resigned
CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-12-14 · resigned 2006-12-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-08-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-17