ALAN (YORK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

10788327 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-25

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 May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Licenced restaurants

Sector: Accommodation & food service

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: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

35 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	—	£343.1k
Current assets	—	£183.4k
Cash	—	£18.3k
Debtors	—	£158.4k
Net assets	—	£-21.9k
Average employees	1400	—

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2026-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-08
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-15
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CUI, Bo appointed
director
2023-09-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-22
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-15
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CUI, Bo resigned
secretary
2023-09-15
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LIU, Wei resigned
director
2023-08-04
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-08-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-01
➕
CUI, Bo appointed
secretary
2023-08-01
➖
CUI, Bo resigned
director
2023-08-01
➕
LIU, Wei appointed
director
2023-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-02
➖
WANG, Yang resigned
director
2020-07-07
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WANG, Yang appointed
director
2020-07-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-07-03
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LUI, Paul resigned
director
2020-07-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-05-25
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Company incorporated
As ALAN (YORK) LIMITED
2017-05-25
➕
CUI, Bo appointed
director
2017-05-25
➕
DUKE, Michael appointed
director
2017-05-25
➖
DUKE, Michael resigned
director
2017-05-25
➕
LUI, Paul appointed
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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Wei Liu Individual · Chinese · DOB 05/1975 · age 51	75–100%	75–100%	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest	30/09/2025

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Bo Cuiceased 30/09/2025· 75-100% shares
Fd Secretarial Ltdceased 25/05/2017· 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.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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AL HINDAWIYA LTD→ 14381364 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
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AL-JAZERA LIMITED→ 05863708 · est 2006 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	19y	—	—
AL’S CURRIES LTD→ 16227619 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
ALAND GROCERS (WITHINGTON) LIMITED→ 11770138 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
ALBOK224INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ 11957277 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
ALDER ROOT EVENTS AND WEDDINGS LIMITED→ 13901719 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
ALDWINIANS TRADING COMPANY LIMITED→ 12024611 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
ALFERNO LIMITED→ 14188038 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
ALFRETON HALL EVENTS LTD→ 15828444 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2017-05-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

Unit 19 Tulketh Industrial Estate Manchester

Tulketh Industrial Estate

Manchester

M40 9LY

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-21

Last: 2026-05-07

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

CUI, Bo→

director · ~51y · appointed 2023-12-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CUI, Bo→

secretary · appointed 2023-08-01 · resigned 2023-09-15

Resigned

CUI, Bo→

director · ~51y · appointed 2017-05-25 · resigned 2023-08-01

Resigned

DUKE, Michael→

director · ~67y · appointed 2017-05-25 · resigned 2017-05-25

Resigned

LIU, Wei→

director · ~51y · appointed 2023-08-01 · resigned 2023-09-15

Resigned

LUI, Paul→

director · ~72y · appointed 2017-05-25 · resigned 2020-07-03

Resigned

WANG, Yang→

director · ~44y · appointed 2020-07-07 · resigned 2021-01-02

Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2026-02-27

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-11-11

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-11-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2025-04-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-02-27

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-12-27

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-09-22

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2023-09-22

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2023-08-04

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-08-04

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-08-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-07