ANDOVER WEST CHINESE LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £58.7k |
| Current assets | £56.7k |
| Net assets | £18.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 capital
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-04-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDOVER WEST CHINESE LTD
- 2023-04-10➕CEN, Zhongmei appointeddirector
- 2023-04-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Zhongmei Cen Individual · British · DOB 02/1984 · age 42 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/04/2023 |
Mr Canjie Ruan Individual · Chinese · DOB 02/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 22/03/2026 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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