BI YE UK LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC701970 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-18
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£-163.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46220
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £163,405
Cash YoY
+17394%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£14k
↑ 17394% YoY
Net Worth
-£163k
↓ 443% YoY
Current Assets
£44k
↑ 46% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£163k-£122k-£81k-£39k£2k£44kJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£-163.4k£-120.5k
Current assets£43.8k£30.1k
Cash£13.8k£79
Debtors£30.0k£30.0k
Net assets£-163.4k£-30.1k

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 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-08-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2023-07-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-07-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-07-28
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BI YE UK LTD
  11. 2021-06-18
    ZHAO, Liming appointed
    director
  12. 2021-06-18
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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.)

Group structure

Guangling North Wild Edible Fungus Industry Development Co., Ltd. is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Guangling North Wild Edible Fungus Industry Development Co., Ltd.
Corporate parent
BI YE UK LTD
This company · SC701970

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Guangling North Wild Edible Fungus Industry Development Co., Ltd.
Corporate entity
75–100%75-100% voting · trust interest28/07/2023
Mr Bin Zhao
Individual · Chinese · DOB 09/1965 · age 61
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · firm interest28/07/2023
Ms Chun Mei Liu
Individual · Chinese · DOB 09/1967 · age 59
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest28/07/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Liming Zhaoceased 28/07/2023· 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
Incorporated2021-06-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46220 — SIC 46220

Registered office

1/3 1 Meadowside Quay Square
Glasgow
G11 6BS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-09
Last: 2025-04-25

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ZHAO, Liming
director · ~36y · appointed 2021-06-18
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Recent filings (15 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-08-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-06-18