ASIAPAC CONSULTANTS (UK) LTD

💤Zombieactive
07560575 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-11
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-30
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-03-11
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    CHIK, Kin Ning Alax resigned
    director
  17. 2012-03-01
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    CHAN, To Man Dawen appointed
    director
  18. 2011-07-01
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    CHAN, To Man Dawen resigned
    director
  19. 2011-03-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ASIAPAC CONSULTANTS (UK) LTD
  20. 2011-03-11
    ➕
    CHAN, To Man Dawen appointed
    director
  21. 2011-03-11
    ➕
    CHIK, Kin Ning Alax appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr To Man Dawen Chan
Individual · British · DOB 01/1955 · age 71
75–100%
—75-100% shares11/03/2017

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
Incorporated2011-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

15 Gloucester Street
Stroud
GL5 1QG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CHAN, To Man Dawen→
director · ~71y · appointed 2012-03-01
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Active
CHAN, To Man Dawen→
director · ~71y · appointed 2011-03-11 · resigned 2011-07-01
Resigned
CHIK, Kin Ning Alax→
director · ~63y · appointed 2011-03-11 · resigned 2014-03-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-29