BEIJING ZHONGRUI IMPORT & EXPORT CO., LTD

💤Zombieactive
10213258 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-03
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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 (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
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
82
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£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-01-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-04-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-27
    ➕
    LONGSHINE OVERSEAS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  8. 2023-07-27
    ➖
    UK JIECHENG BUSINESS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2023-07-27
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  10. 2023-07-27
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2023-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-03-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-04-08
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  15. 2022-03-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-04-23
    ➖
    YU, Yanli resigned
    secretary
  19. 2020-04-23
    ➕
    UK JIECHENG BUSINESS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2020-04-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2020-04-23
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  22. 2020-04-23
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  23. 2016-06-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEIJING ZHONGRUI IMPORT & EXPORT CO., LTD
  24. 2016-06-03
    ➕
    YU, Yanli appointed
    director
  25. 2016-06-03
    ➕
    YU, Yanli appointed
    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 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Yanli Yu
Individual · Chinese · DOB 07/1957 · age 69
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting03/06/2016

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
Incorporated2016-06-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

L220 Beaconside Business Village,
Stafford Enterprise Park,Weston Road,
Stafford,
ST18 0BF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

LONGSHINE OVERSEAS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-07-27
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Active
YU, Yanli→
director · ~69y · appointed 2016-06-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YU, Yanli→
secretary · appointed 2016-06-03 · resigned 2020-04-23
Resigned
UK JIECHENG BUSINESS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2020-04-23 · resigned 2023-07-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-07-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2023-07-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-08