NORTH CHINA INDUSTRIAL PLC

⚰️Wound downdissolved
07254443 · plc · incorporated 2010-05-14
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
55/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 55/100 (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 (49/100)

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

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
55/100Worth 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
80
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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2011-11-22
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2011-11-22
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2011-08-09
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2011-07-27
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2011-07-20
    📄
    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP02
  6. 2011-07-19
    HBJGW MANCHESTER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  7. 2011-07-19
    LIN, Jing resigned
    director
  8. 2011-07-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  9. 2011-01-26
    LIN, Jing appointed
    director
  10. 2011-01-26
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  11. 2010-05-27
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  12. 2010-05-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  13. 2010-05-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  14. 2010-05-20
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name
    officers · TM02
  15. 2010-05-19
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2010-05-19
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  17. 2010-05-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As NORTH CHINA INDUSTRIAL PLC
  18. 2010-05-14
    BLACKMORE, Steven appointed
    secretary
  19. 2010-05-14
    BLACKMORE, Steven resigned
    secretary
  20. 2010-05-14
    BLACKMORE, Steven John appointed
    director
  21. 2010-05-14
    BLACKMORE, Steven John resigned
    director
  22. 2010-05-14
    STEPHENS, Graham Robertson appointed
    director
  23. 2010-05-14
    STEPHENS, Graham Robertson resigned
    director
  24. 2010-05-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

68/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

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

Evidence: Dissolved on 2011-11-22

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeplc
Incorporated2010-05-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC

Registered office

3 Hardman Square
Spinningfields
Manchester
M3 3EB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
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Last:

Officers (0 active · 4 resigned)

HBJGW MANCHESTER DIRECTORS LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2011-07-19
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Active
BLACKMORE, Steven
secretary · appointed 2010-05-14 · resigned 2010-05-14
Resigned
BLACKMORE, Steven John
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-05-14 · resigned 2010-05-14
Resigned
LIN, Jing
director · ~69y · appointed 2011-01-26 · resigned 2011-07-19
Resigned
STEPHENS, Graham Robertson
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-05-14 · resigned 2010-05-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2011-11-22
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2011-08-09
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2011-07-27
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name
officers · AP02
2011-07-20
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2011-07-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2011-01-26
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2010-05-27
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-05-20
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-05-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name
officers · TM02
2010-05-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2010-05-19
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2010-05-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2010-05-14