ACUPUNCTURE CHINA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10774980 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-17
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Average employees100100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-01-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-01-12
    DONG, Yunqiang appointed
    director
  8. 2023-01-12
    DONG, Yunqiang resigned
    director
  9. 2022-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2022-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-05-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ACUPUNCTURE CHINA LIMITED
  16. 2017-05-17
    MA, Yuping appointed
    director
  17. 2017-05-17
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    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

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
Mrs Yuping Ma
Individual · Chinese · DOB 09/1973 · age 53
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest17/05/2017

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
Incorporated2017-05-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

50 Romsey Road
Southampton
SO16 4DB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MA, Yuping
director · ~53y · appointed 2017-05-17
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Active
DONG, Yunqiang
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-01-12 · resigned 2023-01-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-05
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17