LANGYU LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC646868 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-12
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
  • 85600Educational support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (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, 3 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Average employees161400

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-01-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-01-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-02-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2021-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-04
    ➕
    SHI, Wenen appointed
    director
  14. 2020-02-04
    ➖
    LIN, Banggen resigned
    director
  15. 2020-02-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2020-02-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2020-02-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-11-12
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    Company incorporated
    As LANGYU LIMITED
  19. 2019-11-12
    ➕
    LIN, Banggen 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Jingxin Luo
Individual · Chinese · DOB 09/1995 · age 31
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/01/2025
Mr Wenen Shi
Individual · Chinese · DOB 07/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control04/02/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Miss Jingxin Luoceased 01/02/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Banggen Linceased 04/02/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-11-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

41 Argyle Place
Edinburgh
EH9 1JT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-08
Last: 2025-05-25

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SHI, Wenen→
director · ~45y · appointed 2020-02-04
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Active
LIN, Banggen→
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-11-12 · resigned 2020-02-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-17