YU SONG TANG LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC448702 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-29
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
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees200300

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-07-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-04-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-04-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-29
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-07
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-03-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-03-01
    LAI, Huahui appointed
    director
  16. 2018-03-01
    ZHENG, Chaohong, Mr, resigned
    director
  17. 2018-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-09-27
    ZHENG, Chaohong, Mr, appointed
    director
  19. 2016-09-27
    ZHENG, Xiang Song resigned
    director
  20. 2013-04-29
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    Company incorporated
    As YU SONG TANG LTD
  21. 2013-04-29
    ZHENG, Xiang Song appointed
    director

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Huahui Lai
Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest17/04/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr. Chaohong Zhengceased 17/04/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest

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
Incorporated2013-04-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

39 Cambridge Street
Glasgow
G3 6TH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last: 2026-04-09

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

LAI, Huahui
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-03-01
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Active
ZHENG, Chaohong, Mr,
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-09-27 · resigned 2018-03-01
Resigned
ZHENG, Xiang Song
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-04-29 · resigned 2016-09-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14