CHATTAN QUALITY MEATS LTD

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SC555208 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-20
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
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£64.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of meat and meat products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47220Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 2 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 (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
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
32 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 £64,473
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£64k
↑ 87% YoY
Current Assets
£34k
↓ 2.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13k£26k£39k£52k£64kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£220.0k£200.0k
Current assets£34.4k£35.1k
Net assets£64.5k£34.6k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-08
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    WHYTE, Rachel Elizabeth resigned
    director
  2. 2026-01-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
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  3. 2025-10-06
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  4. 2024-10-22
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  5. 2023-10-26
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  6. 2022-10-27
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  7. 2021-10-22
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  8. 2021-02-10
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  9. 2021-02-10
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  10. 2020-12-02
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  11. 2020-09-30
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  12. 2020-09-21
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  13. 2020-06-06
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  14. 2020-05-28
    ➕
    WHYTE, Rachel Elizabeth appointed
    director
  15. 2020-05-27
    ➖
    WHYTE, Rachel Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  16. 2020-05-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
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  17. 2020-01-31
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  18. 2019-10-30
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  19. 2018-04-30
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  20. 2018-02-12
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    address · AD01
  21. 2018-01-25
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    WHYTE, Rachel Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  22. 2018-01-25
    ➖
    GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2017-01-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CHATTAN QUALITY MEATS LTD
  24. 2017-01-20
    ➕
    WHYTE, Philip Malcolm appointed
    director
  25. 2017-01-20
    ➕
    GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip Malcolm Whyte
Individual · British · DOB 02/1987 · age 39
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting20/01/2017

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
Incorporated2017-01-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46320 — Wholesale of meat and meat products

Registered office

35-37 Chattan Place
Aberdeen
AB10 6RB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last: 2026-01-08

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

WHYTE, Philip Malcolm→
director · ~39y · appointed 2017-01-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHYTE, Rachel Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2018-01-25 · resigned 2020-05-27
Resigned
GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-01-20 · resigned 2018-01-25
Resigned
WHYTE, Rachel Elizabeth→
director · ~40y · appointed 2020-05-28 · resigned 2026-01-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-10
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2020-12-02