CHILLI PIPERS RECORDINGS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC484255 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-13
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-01-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2014-08-13🏢Company incorporatedAs CHILLI PIPERS RECORDINGS LIMITED
- 2014-08-13➕MACDONALD, Kevin appointedsecretary
- 2014-08-13➕ARMSTRONG, William appointeddirector
- 2014-08-13➕MACDONALD, Kevin James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Kevin James Macdonald Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 16/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-08-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities
Registered office
Block 4 Midfield Road
Mitchelston Industrial Estate
Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY1 3PS
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-27
Last: 2025-08-13
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
ARMSTRONG, William→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2014-08-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACDONALD, Kevin James→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2014-08-13
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Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-08-29