17TAOUK TRADE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10826453 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-20
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£-31.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
24 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £31,433

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£31k
↓ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£45k
↑ 2.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£31k-£16k-£779£15k£30k£45kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£45.4k£44.5k
Current assets£45.2k£44.3k
Net assets£-31.4k£-22.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-01-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2026-01-19
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  5. 2025-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-11-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-04-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-06-20
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    Company incorporated
    As 17TAOUK TRADE LIMITED
  17. 2017-06-20
    ➕
    XIA, Qian appointed
    director
  18. 2017-06-20
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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
Mr Qian Xia
Individual · Chinese · DOB 10/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares10/06/2025

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
Incorporated2017-06-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

Suite 49 The Business Centre
Edward Street
Redditch
Worcestershire
B97 6HA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last: 2025-06-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

XIA, Qian→
director · ~57y · appointed 2017-06-20
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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-19
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-01