AUTO HIGH-TECH CO., LTD

💤Zombieactive
07605716 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-15
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
    ➖
    UK INT'L COMPANY SERVICE LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  2. 2026-03-17
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2026-03-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-14
    ➕
    UK INT'L COMPANY SERVICE LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2022-03-14
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  10. 2021-05-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-03-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2017-03-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-03-17
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2017-03-04
    ➕
    CHENG, Qiang appointed
    director
  19. 2017-03-04
    ➖
    UK INT'L COMPANY SERVICE LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2017-03-04
    ➖
    CUI, Qingsen resigned
    director
  21. 2013-03-07
    ➖
    UK INT'L COMPANY SERVICE LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2012-03-14
    ➕
    UK INT'L COMPANY SERVICE LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2011-04-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUTO HIGH-TECH CO., LTD
  24. 2011-04-15
    ➕
    UK INT'L COMPANY SERVICE LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2011-04-15
    ➕
    CUI, Qingsen 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

55/100
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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Qiang Cheng
Individual · Chinese · DOB 08/1981 · age 45
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-04-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

L220 Beaconside Business Village,
Stafford Enterprise Park,Weston Road,
Stafford,
ST18 0BF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

CHENG, Qiang→
director · ~45y · appointed 2017-03-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
UK INT'L COMPANY SERVICE LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2022-03-14 · resigned 2026-03-17
Resigned
UK INT'L COMPANY SERVICE LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-03-14 · resigned 2013-03-07
Resigned
UK INT'L COMPANY SERVICE LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-04-15 · resigned 2017-03-04
Resigned
CUI, Qingsen→
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-04-15 · resigned 2017-03-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-05