ADVANCED SEMITOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD

💤Zombieactive

09220853 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-16

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

—

year to Sept 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46520

Sector: Wholesale & retail

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

40 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-05-05
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-27
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2025-04-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-10-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-07-16
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-07-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-11-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-09-06
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2018-09-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-09-02
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UK INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANCY LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2016-09-02
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SKY CHARM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2015-08-04
➕
SKY CHARM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2015-08-04
➖
UK INT'L COMPANY SERVICE LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2014-09-16
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Company incorporated
As ADVANCED SEMITOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD
2014-09-16
➕
GU, Quan appointed
director
2014-09-16
➕
UK INT'L COMPANY SERVICE LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2014-09-16
➕
GU, Quan appointed
director
2014-09-16
➖
GU, Quan resigned
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

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Quan Gu Individual · Chinese · DOB 02/1978 · age 48	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	04/08/2016

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

Incorporated2014-09-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46520 — SIC 46520

Registered office

69 Aberdeen Avenue

Cambridge

CB2 8DL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-27

Last: 2025-07-13

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

UK INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANCY LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-09-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GU, Quan→

director · ~48y · appointed 2014-09-16

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SKY CHARM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-08-04 · resigned 2016-09-02

Resigned

UK INT'L COMPANY SERVICE LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-09-16 · resigned 2015-08-04

Resigned

GU, Quan→

director · ~48y · appointed 2014-09-16 · resigned 2014-09-16

Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2026-05-05

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2026-04-27