CHINA PATHWAYS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06402279 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-18
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
10
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 4 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
23
filings
- • 7 confirmation-statement
- • 6 accounts
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-06-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-06-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-06-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-06-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-06-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-05-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-05-21➕RICKETTS, Paul Stuart appointeddirector
- 2026-05-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-20➖SUN, Lei resigneddirector
- 2026-04-01➕SUN, Jing appointeddirector
- 2026-04-01➖CRONIN, David resignedsecretary
- 2026-03-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-16📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2021-07-06📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2021-04-20📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2017-04-06➖RICKETTS, Paul Stuart resignedsecretary
- 2017-04-06➖ARMSTRONG, Adrian resigneddirector
- 2017-04-06➖RICKETTS, Paul Stuart resigneddirector
- 2017-04-06➕SUN, Lei appointeddirector
- 2016-04-06➕CRONIN, David appointedsecretary
- 2007-10-18🏢Company incorporatedAs CHINA PATHWAYS LIMITED
- 2007-10-18➕CRONIN, David appointeddirector
- 2007-10-18➕RICKETTS, Paul Stuart appointedsecretary
- 2007-10-18➕OCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-10-18➖OCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-10-18➕ARMSTRONG, Adrian appointeddirector
- 2007-10-18➕RICKETTS, Paul Stuart appointeddirector
- 2007-10-18➕OCS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-10-18➖OCS DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: CRONIN, David resigned 2026-04-01; SUN, Lei resigned 2026-05-20
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Jing Sun Individual · Chinese · DOB 08/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/04/2026 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Adrian Armstrongceased 01/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr David Croninceased 01/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Paul Stuart Rickettsceased 01/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC72110 — Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Registered office
Manor House
35 St Thomas's Road
Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 1HP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-02
Last: 2026-06-18
Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)
CRONIN, David→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2007-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RICKETTS, Paul Stuart→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2026-05-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRONIN, David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-04-06 · resigned 2026-04-01
RICKETTS, Paul Stuart→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-10-18 · resigned 2017-04-06
OCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-10-18 · resigned 2007-10-18
ARMSTRONG, Adrian→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2007-10-18 · resigned 2017-04-06
RICKETTS, Paul Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2007-10-18 · resigned 2017-04-06
SUN, Lei→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2017-04-06 · resigned 2026-05-20
OCS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-10-18 · resigned 2007-10-18
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Recent filings (75 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-06-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18