AFAR PROCESS CONTROL LTD

💤Zombieactive

10788520 · 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

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

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, 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

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

35 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

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

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 address

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-04-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-01
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default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2025-01-25
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default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-01-25
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default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2024-12-18
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-03
➖
ZHANG, Wei resigned
secretary
2024-06-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-03
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-07-05
➕
ZHANG, Wei appointed
secretary
2023-07-05
➖
YUNMA TIANLONG INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING CO., LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2023-07-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-05
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-07-05
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-06-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-20
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-03-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-06-05
➕
ZHANG, Wei appointed
director
2019-06-05
➖
CHOU, San-Chun resigned
director
2019-06-05
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-06-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-05-25
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Company incorporated
As AFAR PROCESS CONTROL LTD
2017-05-25
➕
YUNMA TIANLONG INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING CO., LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2017-05-25
➕
CHOU, San-Chun 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

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Wei Zhang Individual · Chinese · DOB 02/1982 · age 44	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	05/06/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

San-Chun Chouceased 05/06/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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

Incorporated2017-05-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

37 Croydon Road

Beckenham

BR3 4AB

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-07

Last: 2025-05-24

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

ZHANG, Wei→

director · ~44y · appointed 2019-06-05

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ZHANG, Wei→

secretary · appointed 2023-07-05 · resigned 2024-06-03

Resigned

YUNMA TIANLONG INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING CO., LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-05-25 · resigned 2023-07-05

Resigned

CHOU, San-Chun→

director · ~68y · appointed 2017-05-25 · resigned 2019-06-05

Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-04-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-08-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-05

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-05-16

default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied

address · RP05

2025-05-01

default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer

address · RP09

2025-01-25

default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer

address · RP09

2025-01-25

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-12-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-06-03

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

officers · TM02

2024-06-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-07-05

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

officers · AP03

2023-07-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-05

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

officers · TM02

2023-07-05