ADELA DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.

💤Zombieactive
10515994 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-07
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45310
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46120SIC 46120
  • 46750SIC 46750
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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, 3 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£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
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-10-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-15
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  13. 2017-12-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-12-15
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2017-12-06
    C&F BUSINESS CONSULTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2017-12-06
    UK QILI INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ADVISER LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2016-12-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADELA DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
  18. 2016-12-07
    LIN, Zhiyi appointed
    director
  19. 2016-12-07
    UK QILI INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ADVISER LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2016-12-07
    📄
    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

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

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
Zhiyi Lin
Individual · Chinese · DOB 07/1973 · age 53
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting07/12/2016

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
Incorporated2016-12-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45310 — SIC 45310

Registered office

7 Bell Yard
London
WC2A 2JR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

C&F BUSINESS CONSULTING LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-12-06
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Active
LIN, Zhiyi
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-12-07
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Active
UK QILI INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ADVISER LTD
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-12-07 · resigned 2017-12-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-30