JULUM TRADING LTD

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NI696712 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-27

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

£10.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46520

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

47620SIC 47620
47650SIC 47650
47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

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: 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: medium (70/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

10 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £10,500

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£11k

Current Assets

£500

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30
Total assets	£10.5k
Current assets	£500
Net assets	£10.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand

2025-06-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-31
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-30
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
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default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2023-05-09
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YIN, Huaqiang resigned
director
2023-05-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-27
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Company incorporated
As JULUM TRADING LTD
2023-04-27
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LU, Jiaju appointed
director
2023-04-27
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YIN, Huaqiang appointed
director
2023-04-27
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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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Jiaju Lu Individual · Chinese · DOB 08/1981 · age 45	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	27/04/2023

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

Incorporated2023-04-27

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC46520 — SIC 46520

Registered office

Unit 942 100 University Street

Belfast

BT7 1HE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-08

Last: 2025-06-24

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LU, Jiaju→

director · ~45y · appointed 2023-04-27

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Active

YIN, Huaqiang→

director · ~36y · appointed 2023-04-27 · resigned 2023-05-09

Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-06-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-26

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2024-08-31

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-08-30

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2024-07-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-07-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-08

default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied

address · RP05

2023-06-15

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-05-09

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2023-04-27