BOTH YIELD INVESTMENT & TRADING LTD

🌳Matureactive

08520428 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-08

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£-111.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

44 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

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 £111,226

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£111k

↑ 2.1% YoY

Current Assets

£387

↓ 71% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£-93.0k	£-92.0k
Current assets	£387	£1.3k
Net assets	£-111.2k	£-113.6k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-05-05
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-23
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-07-02
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second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2020-06-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-06-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-06-03
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XUAN, Ran appointed
director
2019-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2013-09-27
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XUAN, Ran resigned
director
2013-05-08
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Company incorporated
As BOTH YIELD INVESTMENT & TRADING LTD
2013-05-08
➕
ASCOT DRUMMOND SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2013-05-08
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CHEN, Yuan appointed
director
2013-05-08
➕
XUAN, Ran appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Yuan Chen Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	08/05/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2013-05-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies

Registered office

Seaview Lodge Trenython Manor Resort

Tywardreath

Par

Cornwall

PL24 2TS

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-08

Last: 2026-04-24

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

ASCOT DRUMMOND SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-05-08

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Active

CHEN, Yuan→

director · ~54y · appointed 2013-05-08

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Active

XUAN, Ran→

director · ~67y · appointed 2020-06-03

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Active

XUAN, Ran→

director · ~67y · appointed 2013-05-08 · resigned 2013-09-27

Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-05

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

address · AD01

2026-05-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-07-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-12-02

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-08-23

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-08-23

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-08-23

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

address · AD01

2024-08-23

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

address · AD01

2024-08-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-07-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-09-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-09