MA ZHICHENG LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15521835 · ltd · incorporated 2024-02-26
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01220
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46210SIC 46210
  • 46499Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (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 (69/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

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

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 address
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 address
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-05-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2026-02-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-05-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-01-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-12-20
    📍
    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  7. 2024-12-20
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  8. 2024-04-03
    J&C BUSINESS (UK) CO., LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2024-04-03
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2024-02-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MA ZHICHENG LTD
  11. 2024-02-26
    MA, Zhicheng appointed
    director
  12. 2024-02-26
    J&C BUSINESS (UK) CO., LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  13. 2024-02-26
    📄
    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.
  • +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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
Zhicheng Ma
Individual · Chinese · DOB 04/1998 · age 28
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/02/2024

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

Similar companies

Active · Agriculture · M postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
CRESSY'S FEEDS LIMITED
03795530 · est 1999 · no financials extracted
26y
CUNCARR CLIFF SERVICES LIMITED
16478894 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
D. & J. AIR CONDITIONING SERVICES LIMITED
01099206 · est 1973 · no financials extracted
53y
DBAERIALAPPLICATIONS LTD
16701872 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
DIENSTLEISTUNG ARNOLD LTD
14986926 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
DOGS RUN FREE LTD
08825458 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
12y
DRAYTON ANIMAL HEALTH LIMITED
10508888 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
9y
DUGGAN FORESTRY LTD.
06556230 · est 2008 · no financials extracted
18y
EARTH RESOURCES (UK) LIMITED
08679408 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
12y
EAST LEAD ECOMMERCE LTD
14660829 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
3y
EASY COME, EASY GROW MCR COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
16107170 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
EDGAR AND COB LTD
17013024 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

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.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01220 — SIC 01220

Registered office

Adamson House
Wilmslow Road
Manchester
M20 2YY
England

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 · 1 resigned)

MA, Zhicheng
director · ~28y · appointed 2024-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
J&C BUSINESS (UK) CO., LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-02-26 · resigned 2024-04-03
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (10 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-28
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2024-12-20
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2024-12-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-02-26