VINBELLTECH LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC289756 · ltd · incorporated 2005-09-01
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-09-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2016-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-10-02
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-09-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2005-09-01
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    Company incorporated
    As VINBELLTECH LIMITED
  17. 2005-09-01
    ➕
    ZHANG, Wenwei appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-09-01
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    JIN, Hong appointed
    director
  19. 2005-09-01
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  20. 2005-09-01
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Hong Jin
Individual · Chinese · DOB 08/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/05/2016

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
Incorporated2005-09-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

3 Vincent Court
Bellshill
North Lanarkshire
ML4 2LE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-30
Last: 2025-05-16

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ZHANG, Wenwei→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-01
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Active
JIN, Hong→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-09-01
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Active
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-09-01 · resigned 2005-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-06-16