EAST LEAD ECOMMERCE LTD

💤Zombieactive
14660829 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-14
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01120
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28

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 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-03-26
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-03-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-09-13
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-09-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-07-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-06-01
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2024-05-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-04-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2023-02-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EAST LEAD ECOMMERCE LTD
  13. 2023-02-14
    DAI, Xu appointed
    director
  14. 2023-02-14
    📄
    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 high · 1 low
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-27

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Xu Dai
Individual · Chinese · DOB 09/1991 · age 35
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/02/2023

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
Incorporated2023-02-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01120 — SIC 01120

Registered office

Piccadilly Business Centre Unit C Aldow Enterprise Park
Blackett Street
Manchester
M12 6AE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-27OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DAI, Xu
director · ~35y · appointed 2023-02-14
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Recent filings (14 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-02-14