CHAKEN UP LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC705981 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-06
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£919
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
16 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £919
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£919
↑ 147% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £919 | £372 |
| Current assets | £8.6k | £6.2k |
| Net assets | £919 | £372 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-08-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-08-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-08-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-08-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-08-01➕SAWERS, Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2022-08-01➕SAWERS, Kerry appointeddirector
- 2021-08-06🏢Company incorporatedAs CHAKEN UP LTD
- 2021-08-06➕CURRAN, Chantelle appointeddirector
- 2021-08-06➕SAWERS, Kenny appointeddirector
- 2021-08-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kenneth Sawers Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/08/2022 |
Mrs Kerry Sawers Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/08/2022 |
Mr Kenny Sawers Individual · South African,British · DOB 11/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/08/2021 |
Miss Chantelle Curran Individual · British · DOB 09/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/08/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-08-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Registered office
50 Clarinda Avenue
Camelon
Falkirk
FK1 4LZ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
CURRAN, Chantelle→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2021-08-06
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SAWERS, Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2022-08-01
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SAWERS, Kenny→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2021-08-06
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SAWERS, Kerry→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2022-08-01
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Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-08-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-05