EMPERIAL TECHNOLOGY CO LTD

💤Zombieactive
14422367 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-17
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£-1.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 12000
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46350SIC 46350
  • 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
  • 47260SIC 47260
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
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 £1,067

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£1k
↓ 7.0% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£1k-£455£157£768£1k£2kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£-997
Current assets£1.7k£2.0k
Net assets£-1.1k£-997

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-02-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-10-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-08-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-06-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-04-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-04-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2025-01-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-11-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2023-11-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2023-11-13
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2023-10-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2023-10-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2022-10-17
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    Company incorporated
    As EMPERIAL TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
  17. 2022-10-17
    FUNG, Wing Man Winnie appointed
    director
  18. 2022-10-17
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    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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Wing Man Winnie Fung
Individual · British · DOB 11/1982 · age 44
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control17/10/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Lawrence Wongceased 09/02/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2022-10-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC12000 — SIC 12000

Registered office

29-31 The Downs Downs Court
Altrincham
Greater Manchester
WA14 2QD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

FUNG, Wing Man Winnie
director · ~44y · appointed 2022-10-17
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Recent filings (20 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-14