BORCHE MACHINERY (UK) CO., LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10474675 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-11
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 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees500600

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2021-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-19
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  10. 2018-11-16
    ➖
    DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2018-11-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2018-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-10-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-10-27
    📍
    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  15. 2017-10-27
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  16. 2017-10-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2017-07-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2017-03-15
    ➕
    YUAN, Zhonghua appointed
    director
  19. 2017-03-15
    ➖
    COX, Peter Charles resigned
    director
  20. 2017-03-15
    ➖
    DENTONS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  21. 2016-11-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BORCHE MACHINERY (UK) CO., LIMITED
  22. 2016-11-11
    ➕
    DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2016-11-11
    ➕
    COX, Peter Charles appointed
    director
  24. 2016-11-11
    ➕
    DENTONS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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

45/100
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.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Kangjian Zhu
Individual · Chinese · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control15/03/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Dentons Nominees Ukmea Limitedceased 15/03/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2016-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment

Registered office

Bay 2, Building 83 First Avenue
Pensnett Trading Estate
Kingswinford
DY6 7FL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

YUAN, Zhonghua→
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-11-11 · resigned 2018-11-16
Resigned
COX, Peter Charles→
director · ~70y · appointed 2016-11-11 · resigned 2017-03-15
Resigned
DENTONS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2016-11-11 · resigned 2017-03-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-21
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2019-11-19