ACUPUNTURE PLUS UK LTD

💤Zombieactive

06982073 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-05

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

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£-12.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

44 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £12,922

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£13k

↑ 3.6% YoY

Current Assets

£9k

↑ 192% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-04	2024-08-04
Total assets	£-12.9k	£-13.4k
Current assets	£8.5k	£2.9k
Net assets	£-12.9k	£-13.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
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ZHANG, Xiaoyun resigned
director
2026-02-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-16
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-07
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-07
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-08-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-07
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-08-05
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CHU, Shan appointed
secretary
2024-08-05
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CHU, Shan appointed
director
2024-08-05
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WANG, Mei resigned
secretary
2024-08-05
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WANG, Mei resigned
director
2024-05-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-05-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2009-08-05
🏢
Company incorporated
As ACUPUNTURE PLUS UK LTD
2009-08-05
➕
WANG, Mei appointed
secretary
2009-08-05
➕
WANG, Mei appointed
director
2009-08-05
➕
ZHANG, Xiaoyun appointed
director

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

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Shan Chu Individual · Chinese · DOB 08/1971 · age 55	50–75%	25–50%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	05/08/2024
Mrs Xiaoyun Zhang Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	05/08/2016

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

Incorporated2009-08-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Sowerby House

186 Front Street

Chester Le Street

DH3 3AZ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-04

Last made up to: 2025-08-04

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-19

Last: 2025-08-05

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CHU, Shan→

secretary · appointed 2024-08-05

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CHU, Shan→

director · ~55y · appointed 2024-08-05

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WANG, Mei→

secretary · appointed 2009-08-05 · resigned 2024-08-05

Resigned

WANG, Mei→

director · ~52y · appointed 2009-08-05 · resigned 2024-08-05

Resigned

ZHANG, Xiaoyun→

director · ~58y · appointed 2009-08-05 · resigned 2026-02-25

Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-03-31

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-02-25

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-16

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-08-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-04-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-10

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-08-10

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-08-07

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2024-08-07

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-08-07

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2024-08-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-05-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-04-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-09-08