CIC HOLDINGS (EUROPE) LTD.

⚰️Wound downdissolved
02792480 · ltd · incorporated 1993-02-22
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
56/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 56/100 (worth a look), 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: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. 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
34 officers (2 active, 34 linked, 23 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
162 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
56/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (85 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-01-14
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2025-01-14
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2024-10-29
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2024-10-17
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2024-08-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-10
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC06
  11. 2019-12-30
    ➕
    DONG, Jun appointed
    director
  12. 2019-12-30
    ➖
    GENG, Jin Hai resigned
    director
  13. 2019-12-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-12-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-09-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-24
    ➖
    ZOU, Yinghong resigned
    secretary
  17. 2018-10-24
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  18. 2018-10-24
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2018-10-05
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  20. 2018-10-04
    ➕
    LAW, Chun Wing appointed
    secretary
  21. 2018-07-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-05-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2016-09-16
    ➖
    MENG, Zhao Yi resigned
    director
  24. 2013-06-04
    ➖
    LIU, Jinqiu Elliott resigned
    secretary
  25. 2013-06-04
    ➕
    ZOU, Yinghong appointed
    secretary
  26. 2012-10-30
    ➕
    GENG, Jin Hai appointed
    director
  27. 2012-10-30
    ➖
    LIU, Jinqiu Elliott resigned
    director
  28. 2010-10-20
    ➖
    HAND, Bertram George resigned
    director
  29. 2010-06-07
    ➕
    LIU, Jinqiu Elliott appointed
    secretary
  30. 2010-06-07
    ➖
    SHI, Chuan Ming resigned
    secretary
  31. 2010-06-07
    ➕
    LIU, Jinqiu Elliott appointed
    director
  32. 2010-06-07
    ➖
    SHI, Chuan Ming resigned
    director
  33. 2009-07-20
    ➕
    MENG, Zhao Yi appointed
    director
  34. 2009-05-26
    ➖
    SHEN, Nan Ning resigned
    director
  35. 2008-11-25
    ➖
    XIE, Yi Qun resigned
    director
  36. 2004-11-25
    ➕
    SHI, Chuan Ming appointed
    secretary
  37. 2004-11-25
    ➖
    YANG, Fan resigned
    secretary
  38. 2004-11-25
    ➖
    LIN, Fan resigned
    director
  39. 2004-11-25
    ➕
    SHEN, Nan Ning appointed
    director
  40. 2004-11-25
    ➕
    XIE, Yi Qun appointed
    director
  41. 2004-11-25
    ➖
    YANG, Chao resigned
    director
  42. 2004-11-25
    ➖
    YANG, Fan resigned
    director
  43. 2003-09-24
    ➕
    LIN, Fan appointed
    director
  44. 2003-03-21
    ➖
    SUN, Yi He resigned
    director
  45. 2002-11-04
    ➖
    CAI, Lei resigned
    director
  46. 2002-03-05
    ➖
    HUANG, Jun resigned
    secretary
  47. 2002-03-05
    ➕
    YANG, Fan appointed
    secretary
  48. 2002-03-05
    ➕
    YANG, Fan appointed
    director
  49. 2001-07-24
    ➖
    XIE, Yiqun resigned
    director
  50. 2001-07-17
    ➕
    CAI, Lei appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 85 events

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

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2025-01-14

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
China Taiping Insurance Group Ltd.
Individual
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/02/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-02-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

2 Finch Lane
London
EC3V 3NA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2023-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: 2024-02-06

Officers (0 active · 32 resigned)

LAW, Chun Wing→
secretary · appointed 2018-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DONG, Jun→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-12-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUANG, Jun→
secretary · appointed 2000-01-19 · resigned 2002-03-05
Resigned
JIN, Da Rong→
secretary · appointed 1994-02-23 · resigned 1998-11-27
Resigned
JIN, Darong→
secretary · appointed 1994-03-01 · resigned 1998-11-27
Resigned
LIU, Baolei→
secretary · appointed 1998-11-27 · resigned 2000-01-19
Resigned
LIU, Jingsheng→
secretary · appointed 1993-02-22 · resigned 1994-02-23
Resigned
LIU, Jinqiu Elliott→
secretary · appointed 2010-06-07 · resigned 2013-06-04
Resigned
OFFORD, Sally Rachel→
secretary · appointed 1993-02-22 · resigned 1993-02-22
Resigned
SHI, Chuan Ming→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-25 · resigned 2010-06-07
Resigned
YANG, Fan→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-05 · resigned 2004-11-25
Resigned
ZOU, Yinghong→
secretary · appointed 2013-06-04 · resigned 2018-10-24
Resigned
CAI, Lei→
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-07-17 · resigned 2002-11-04
Resigned
CHARGE, Colin Frederick→
director · ~81y · appointed 1993-02-22 · resigned 1993-02-22
Resigned
DING, Yun Zhou→
director · ~73y · appointed 1994-03-01 · resigned 1995-03-28
Resigned
GENG, Jin Hai→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-10-30 · resigned 2019-12-30
Resigned
GUO, Dechun→
director · ~91y · appointed 1993-02-22 · resigned 1996-10-15
Resigned
HAND, Bertram George→
director · ~92y · appointed 1993-02-22 · resigned 2010-10-20
Resigned
JIANG, Zhixi→
director · ~72y · appointed 1993-02-22 · resigned 1996-10-15
Resigned
LIN, Fan→
director · ~67y · appointed 2003-09-24 · resigned 2004-11-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (162 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2025-01-14
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2024-10-29
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2024-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC06
2020-02-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-12-30