AILIAN INTERNATIONAL IMP & EXP CO., LTD

💤Zombieactive
08085264 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-28
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.
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Turnover
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year to May 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 24200
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 24330SIC 24330
  • 25500SIC 25500
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). 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: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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 (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2024-08-09
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  3. 2023-08-29
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  4. 2022-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-04-15
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    HONG KONG WING LUNG ACCOUNTING SERVICE resigned
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2019-04-15
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2018-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-06-18
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-04-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-05-28
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    Company incorporated
    As AILIAN INTERNATIONAL IMP & EXP CO., LTD
  17. 2012-05-28
    ➕
    QIU, Baogen appointed
    director
  18. 2012-05-28
    ➕
    HONG KONG WING LUNG ACCOUNTING SERVICE appointed
    corporate-secretary

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 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 77 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.
  • 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
Baogen Qiu
Individual · Chinese · DOB 08/1949 · age 77
75–100%
—75-100% shares08/04/2017

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
Incorporated2012-05-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC24200 — SIC 24200

Registered office

Flat 107 25 Indescon Square
London
E14 9DG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

QIU, Baogen→
director · ~77y · appointed 2012-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HONG KONG WING LUNG ACCOUNTING SERVICE→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-05-28 · resigned 2019-04-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-15