2 WU LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12292704 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-31
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 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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: 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
13 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2019-11-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2019-10-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 2 WU LIMITED
  8. 2019-10-31
    WU, Zhangyu appointed
    director
  9. 2019-10-31
    📄
    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 6 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Zhangan Wu
Individual · British · DOB 03/1977 · age 49
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/10/2019
Mr Zhangyu Wu
Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/10/2019

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
Incorporated2019-10-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

54 Empire Avenue Edmonton
London
N18 1AE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WU, Zhangyu
director · ~55y · appointed 2019-10-31
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Recent filings (13 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-12
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2019-11-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-10-31