2 C MACHINERY CO., LTD

💤Zombieactive
09672795 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-06
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
—
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 (75/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-08-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-30
    ➕
    UK INT'L COMPANY SERVICE LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  7. 2022-05-30
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  8. 2021-08-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-06
    ➖
    UK INT'L COMPANY SERVICE LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2017-06-06
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2017-02-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2016-08-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-06-27
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2016-06-20
    ➖
    C&R BUSINESS CONSULTING LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2016-06-20
    ➕
    UK INT'L COMPANY SERVICE LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2015-07-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 2 C MACHINERY CO., LTD
  21. 2015-07-06
    ➕
    LIU, Hongbo appointed
    director
  22. 2015-07-06
    ➕
    C&R BUSINESS CONSULTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Hongbo Liu
Individual · Chinese · DOB 02/1986 · age 40
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
Incorporated2015-07-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

82a James Carter Road
Mildenhall Suffolk
IP28 7DE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-07
Last: 2026-05-24

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

UK INT'L COMPANY SERVICE LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2022-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LIU, Hongbo→
director · ~40y · appointed 2015-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
C&R BUSINESS CONSULTING LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-07-06 · resigned 2016-06-20
Resigned
UK INT'L COMPANY SERVICE LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-06-20 · resigned 2017-06-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2022-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-11