CHRIS BANX LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC585903 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-17
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.
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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, 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-202024-05-20

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-06-23
    ➖
    STENHOUSE, Nicola resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-01-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-12
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2020-01-14
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  13. 2020-01-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-01-14
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-09-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-01-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CHRIS BANX LTD
  19. 2018-01-17
    ➕
    BANKS, Christopher appointed
    director
  20. 2018-01-17
    ➕
    STENHOUSE, Nicola appointed
    secretary
  21. 2018-01-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 Christopher Banks
Individual · British · DOB 02/1985 · age 41
75–100%
—board control75-100% shares · board control · firm interest17/01/2018

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
Incorporated2018-01-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

8 Linlithgow Road
Bo'Ness
EH51 0DD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last made up to: 2025-05-20
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-18
Last: 2026-01-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BANKS, Christopher→
director · ~41y · appointed 2018-01-17
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Active
STENHOUSE, Nicola→
secretary · appointed 2018-01-17 · resigned 2025-06-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-06-15