WW CHAN LTD

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SC770010 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-19
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does

Likely operates a takeaway food outlet or mobile food stand in the Motherwell area of Scotland, probably serving Chinese cuisine given the name, handling daily food preparation, customer sales, and delivery or counter service.

Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-08-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2023-06-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-05-19
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    Company incorporated
    As WW CHAN LTD
  7. 2023-05-19
    ➕
    CHAN, Teik Koun appointed
    director
  8. 2023-05-19
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CHAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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 Teik Koun Chan
Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/05/2023

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
Incorporated2023-05-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

10a Newarthill Road
Motherwell
ML1 4DY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-01
Last: 2025-05-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CHAN, Teik Koun→
director · ~54y · appointed 2023-05-19
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Recent filings (8 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-08-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-19