ANGLO-CHINESE EXCHANGE LTD
💤Zombieactive
06260520 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-29
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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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-08-17📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-24📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-08-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-08-20➖ZHOU, Yu resigneddirector
- 2019-08-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-08-20📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-05📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-08-04➖SPITTLE, Samuel resignedsecretary
- 2007-06-14➕KHAN, Mahmood appointeddirector
- 2007-06-14➕SPITTLE, Samuel appointedsecretary
- 2007-06-14➕ZHOU, Yu appointeddirector
- 2007-05-31➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-05-31➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-05-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ANGLO-CHINESE EXCHANGE LTD
- 2007-05-29➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-05-29➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Mahmood Khan Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 20/08/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-05-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Dunstall Heights
1 Dunstall Road
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV6 0LZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-12
Last: 2025-05-29
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
KHAN, Mahmood→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2007-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SPITTLE, Samuel→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-06-14 · resigned 2017-08-04
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-05-29 · resigned 2007-05-31
ZHOU, Yu→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2007-06-14 · resigned 2019-08-20
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-05-29 · resigned 2007-05-31
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Recent filings (56 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-12