YUANMING MARBZ LTD

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NI696907 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-05
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 May 2025
Net worth
£130
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46450
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed wholesale with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 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
13 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £130

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£130
~ YoY
Current Assets
£10
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£26£52£78£104£130May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£130£130
Current assets£10£10
Net assets£130£130

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-10-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-10-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-09-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-09-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-07-24
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    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  9. 2024-04-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-01-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-05-05
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    Company incorporated
    As YUANMING MARBZ LTD
  12. 2023-05-05
    LI, Yuanming appointed
    director
  13. 2023-05-05
    LI, Yuanming appointed
    director
  14. 2023-05-05
    LI, Yuanming resigned
    director
  15. 2023-05-05
    ZHOU, Xiaotang appointed
    director
  16. 2023-05-05
    ZHOU, Xiaotang resigned
    director
  17. 2023-05-05
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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 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: 2026-05-18

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
Yuanming Li
Individual · Chinese · DOB 04/1997 · age 29
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/05/2023

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
Incorporated2023-05-05
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC46450 — SIC 46450

Registered office

Suite 9826 Moat House Business Centre
54 Bloomfield Avenue
Belfast
Northern Ireland
BT5 5AD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-18OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-04

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

LI, Yuanming
director · ~29y · appointed 2023-05-05
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Active
LI, Yuanming
director · ~29y · appointed 2023-05-05 · resigned 2023-05-05
Resigned
ZHOU, Xiaotang
director · ~27y · appointed 2023-05-05 · resigned 2023-05-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2024-07-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-05