CHIEN-YUEN LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC725918 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-11
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
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Travel agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 79120Tour operator activities
  • 79901Activities of tourist guides
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees700

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 (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-27
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2024-06-11
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  4. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-03-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-03-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-03-11
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    Company incorporated
    As CHIEN-YUEN LTD
  10. 2022-03-11
    ZHANG, Mengqi appointed
    director
  11. 2022-03-11
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    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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-20

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mengqi Zhang
Individual · Chinese · DOB 04/1990 · age 36
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/03/2022

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
Incorporated2022-03-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC79110 — Travel agency activities

Registered office

31 Bennochy Road
Kirkcaldy
KY2 5QY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-20OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ZHANG, Mengqi
director · ~36y · appointed 2022-03-11
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Recent filings (12 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-08-27
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-03-11