A-RED MACHINERY INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD

💤Zombieactive
11445936 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-03
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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 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: 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 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
24 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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-08-16
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2021-10-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2020-01-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-01-01
    ➖
    UK INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANCY LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  12. 2019-12-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-06-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2019-06-07
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  16. 2019-06-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-06-06
    ➖
    JI, Gaochang resigned
    secretary
  18. 2019-06-06
    ➕
    UK INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANCY LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2018-07-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A-RED MACHINERY INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
  20. 2018-07-03
    ➕
    JI, Gaochang appointed
    director
  21. 2018-07-03
    ➕
    JI, Gaochang appointed
    secretary
  22. 2018-07-03
    📄
    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
Gaochang Ji
Individual · Chinese · DOB 03/1975 · age 51
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting03/07/2018

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
Incorporated2018-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

69 Aberdeen Avenue
Cambridge
CB2 8DL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-05
Last: 2026-04-21

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

JI, Gaochang→
director · ~51y · appointed 2018-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JI, Gaochang→
secretary · appointed 2018-07-03 · resigned 2019-06-06
Resigned
UK INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANCY LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-06-06 · resigned 2020-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-27