LICHOLDING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC501523 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-25

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

69109Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	200	200

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2025-12-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-29
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-14
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-09-13
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-08-06
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
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officers · AP04
2023-10-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-24
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-16
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SECRESERVE LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2023-10-16
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CHIONG, Eric resigned
director
2022-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-10
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-04
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-30
➕
CHIONG, Eric appointed
director
2022-06-30
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CHONG, Katie resigned
director
2022-02-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-22
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-16
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CHAU, Kit Leng appointed
director
2022-02-16
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CHIONG, Eric resigned
director
2022-01-04
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-12-31
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CHONG, Katie appointed
director
2018-06-25
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DEXTER, Colin resigned
director
2017-11-15
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DEXTER, Colin appointed
director
2017-10-31
➖
LANDTRUST HOLDING LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2017-10-31
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DEXTER, Colin resigned
director
2017-04-01
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DEXTER, Colin appointed
director
2017-03-31
➕
LANDTRUST HOLDING LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2016-10-16
➖
TSE, Oil Lin resigned
director
2016-04-11
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TSE, Oil Lin appointed
director
2015-03-25
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Company incorporated
As LICHOLDING LIMITED
2015-03-25
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CHIONG, Eric appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Yuen Liem Individual · Hong Konger · DOB 02/1999 · age 27	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	16/10/2023
Mr Eric Chiong Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest	30/06/2022

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Ms Katie Kit Ting Chongceased 11/05/2022· 75-100% shares
Ms Yuen Lienceased 11/05/2022· 25-50% shares
Mr Colin Dexterceased 25/06/2018· 25-50% shares
Mr Eric Chiongceased 01/01/2022· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated2015-03-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

48 Bridge Street

Aberdeen

AB11 6JN

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-24

Last: 2025-05-10

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

SECRESERVE LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-10-16

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CHAU, Kit Leng→

director · ~63y · appointed 2022-02-16

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LANDTRUST HOLDING LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-03-31 · resigned 2017-10-31

Resigned

CHIONG, Eric→

director · ~64y · appointed 2022-06-30 · resigned 2023-10-16

Resigned

CHIONG, Eric→

director · ~64y · appointed 2015-03-25 · resigned 2022-02-16

Resigned

CHONG, Katie→

director · ~41y · appointed 2021-12-31 · resigned 2022-06-30

Resigned

DEXTER, Colin→

director · ~29y · appointed 2017-11-15 · resigned 2018-06-25

Resigned

DEXTER, Colin→

director · ~29y · appointed 2017-04-01 · resigned 2017-10-31

Resigned

TSE, Oil Lin→

director · ~66y · appointed 2016-04-11 · resigned 2016-10-16

Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-24

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2025-07-30

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2025-07-29

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-19

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2024-09-14

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-13

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)

2024-09-13

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2024-08-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-12-20

appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP04

2023-10-24

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

officers · TM01

2023-10-24

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2023-10-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-12-16