AFEL INDUSTRIAL COMPANY LIMITED

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09921057 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-17
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading 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
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
24 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£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-08
    ➖
    HKRTP LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  2. 2026-01-08
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2026-01-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-12-29
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-01-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-01-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-01-25
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  15. 2015-12-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFEL INDUSTRIAL COMPANY LIMITED
  16. 2015-12-17
    ➕
    ZHOU, Jun appointed
    director
  17. 2015-12-17
    ➕
    HKRTP LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2015-12-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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
Mr Jun Zhou
Individual · Chinese · DOB 09/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/12/2016

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
Incorporated2015-12-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Msh3731j, Rm B, 1/F., La Bldg.,
66 Corporation Road,
Grangetown,
CF11 7AW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ZHOU, Jun→
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-12-17
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Active
HKRTP LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-12-17 · resigned 2026-01-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-31