CHEVIN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC327539 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-11
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £2,512

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£3k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£2k£3k£4k£5kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£10.3k£2.5k
Current assets£3.2k£5.0k
Net assets£2.5k£2.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-07-16
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  3. 2023-06-27
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  4. 2022-08-12
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-05-12
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  6. 2020-08-24
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  7. 2020-04-08
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  8. 2019-02-04
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  9. 2018-03-21
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  10. 2017-03-15
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  11. 2016-03-02
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  12. 2015-07-14
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  13. 2015-03-10
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-07-15
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  15. 2014-02-25
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2007-07-11
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    Company incorporated
    As CHEVIN LIMITED
  17. 2007-07-11
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    KELLETT, Carol Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-07-11
    ➕
    KELLETT, Duncan appointed
    director
  19. 2007-07-11
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    JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2007-07-11
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    JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-07-11
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    JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  22. 2007-07-11
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    JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Duncan Kellett
Individual · British · DOB 03/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2007-07-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Hartfield Cottage
St. Anns, Johnstone Bridge
Lockerbie
Dumfries & Galloway
DG11 1HJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

KELLETT, Carol Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-11
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Active
KELLETT, Duncan→
director · ~73y · appointed 2007-07-11
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Active
JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-07-11 · resigned 2007-07-11
Resigned
JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-07-11 · resigned 2007-07-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-12
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-04