WING FUNG DUNDEE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC347576 · ltd · incorporated 2008-08-26
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£2.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -54% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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 £2,004
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,200 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 54% YoY
Cash YoY
-54%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
↓ 54% YoY
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 87% YoY
Current Assets
£36k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£11k£22k£34k£45k£56kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£3.5k£23.8k
Current assets£36.1k£55.8k
Cash£8.9k£19.4k
Debtors£2.5k£8.3k
Net assets£2.0k£15.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-02-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-02-18
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2024-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-07
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    capital · SH08
  12. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-01-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2009-02-25
    ➕
    CHEN, Zhi Hao appointed
    director
  17. 2009-02-25
    ➖
    MA, Chun Hui resigned
    director
  18. 2008-08-27
    ➕
    CHEN, Zhi Hao appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-08-27
    ➕
    MA, Chun Hui appointed
    director
  20. 2008-08-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As WING FUNG DUNDEE LIMITED
  21. 2008-08-26
    ➕
    CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2008-08-26
    ➖
    CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2008-08-26
    ➕
    CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2008-08-26
    ➖
    CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
Mr Zhi Hao Chen
Individual · Chinese · DOB 03/1976 · age 50
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-08-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46390 — Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco

Registered office

9 Ainslie Place,
Edinburgh,
Midlothian
EH3 6AT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CHEN, Zhi Hao→
secretary · appointed 2008-08-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHEN, Zhi Hao→
director · ~50y · appointed 2009-02-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-08-26 · resigned 2008-08-26
Resigned
MA, Chun Hui→
director · ~45y · appointed 2008-08-27 · resigned 2009-02-25
Resigned
CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-08-26 · resigned 2008-08-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-18
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-28