MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

16.04.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ACOMPANY (ASIA PACIFIC) LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

Unit 3, 29/F, Enterprise Square 3, 39 Wang Chiu Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

18-6-1997

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

613390

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing & export of fashion accessories.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


name & address

 

ACOMPANY (ASIA PACIFIC) LTD.

UNIT 3, 29/F, ENTERPRISE SQUARE 3,

39 WANG CHIU ROAD, KOWLOON BAY, KOWLOON, HONG KONG.

TEL: 852 27968366

FAX: 852 27968377

 

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

INCORPORATION DATE            : 18-6-1997

REGISTRATION NO.                  : 613390

REGISTERED LEGAL FORM     : PRIVATE LIMITED CO.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE                    : LO MAN KIN  (DIRECTOR)

STAFF STRENGTH                    : 3

AUTHORIZED CAPITAL            : HKD$10,000 = 5,000 SHARES @ HKD$1.-

PAID-UP CAPITAL                     : HKD$2.-

BUSINESS LINE                        : MANUFACTURE & EXPORT OF FASHION ACCESSORIES

TURNOVER                              : HKD$18M (YEAR ENDED 31-12-2006)

EQUITIES                                 : N/A (YEAR ENDED 31-12-2006)

PAYMENT                                : NORMAL

RECOMM. CREDIT RANGE       : MODERATE AMOUNT

MARKET CONDITION                : COMPETITIVE

FINANCIAL CONDITION             : STABLE

OPERATIONAL TREND  : FAIRLY STEADY

GENERAL REPUTATION           : AVERAGE

EXCHANGE RATE                     : HKD 7.81303 = USD1 AS OF 2007-04-16

 

Adopted abbreviations:

ANS - amount not stated

NS - not stated 

SC - subject company (the company inquired by you)

NA - not available          

M - million        

HKD – Hong Kong Dollars

 

 

 

 


Rounded Rectangle: HISTORY 

 

 

 


NOTE:  Your given address is SC's former business address.  SC moved to the heading business address in Dec 2006.

 

SC is a private limited company registered under incorporation file no. 613390 on 18-6-1997.

 

SC's shareholders & directors are shown to be as follows:

 

Shareholders (as at 18-6-2006)                                                    Number of shares held

- Becmac Ltd.                                                                                            1

- Acompany Plc                                                                                         1

                                                                                                              ----

                                                                                                                2

                                                                                                        =====

 

Directors (as at 18-6-2006)

- Lo Man Kin / G160860(5)

- Spreyer Patricia / 302795313

- Wyndham David / 500326421

 

The above registration information is based on SC's annual return filed at Companies Registry within the last 2 years.

 

SC commenced operation in late 2004.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: OWNERSHIP/MANAGEMENT BACKGROUND 

 

 


Acompany Plc is SC's parent, incorporated in UK in 1986 with principal business on fashion accessories (mainly handbags) manufacturing and trading.

 

- Registered office address:  Elsley House, 24-30 Great Titchfield St., London W1W 8BF, UK.

- Self-owned brands include:  "Suzy Smith" (mid market fashion handbags), "Wonderbag", "Xude", "Cosmopolitan", "A & O" and "Alix Cox".

 

Wyndham David, director:

 

- Also chairman & chief executive of Acompany plc (SC's parent)

- Possesses over 25 years of experience in present field

 

Registered residential address: Woolmer House, Priory Close, Stanmore, HA7 3HW, UK.

 

Credit history check :   This refers to a check of our database whether the said person has been involved in any of

the following stored by us within the last 6 years:

 

Civil litigation as defendants                                           :  None in our database

Bankruptcy/winding-up petitions                                     :  None in our database

Delinquent payment records                                          :  None in our database

Debt collection records                                                  :  No overdue amount owed by the said person was placed to us for collection

 

Lo Man Kin, director:

 

- In his early 40's

- Embarked upon his career to present field as a junior merchandiser in his mid 20's

 

Currently active in SC's day-to-day operations & is responsible for its management.

 

Registered residential address: 1/F, House D, Tak Wai Garden, Lot 1742, Kap Pin Long Village, Sai Kung, N.T., Hong Kong.

 

Credit history check :   This refers to a check of our database whether the said person has been involved in any of

the following records stored by us within the last 6 years:

 

Civil litigation as defendants                                           :  None in our database

Bankruptcy/winding-up petitions                                     :  None in our database

Delinquent payment records                                          :  None in our database

Debt collection records                                                  :  No overdue amount owed by the said person was placed to us for collection

 

Spreyer Patricia, director:

 

- She is by British nationality

- Embarked upon her career to present field as a small businessman in her mid 20's

 

Currently residing in UK & only visits Hong Kong for business occasionally.

 

Registered residential address: 3 Knoll Rise, Orpington, Kent BR6 OEJ, UK.

 

Credit history check :   This refers to a check of our database whether the said person has been involved in any of

the following records stored by us within the last 6 years:

 

Civil litigation as defendants                                           :  None in our database

Bankruptcy/winding-up petitions                                     :  None in our database

Delinquent payment records                                          :  None in our database

Debt collection records                                                  :  No overdue amount owed by the said person was placed to us for collection

 

Ownership background appraisal:

 

Rating  : 3       Obtained scores : 58                    (see explanatory notes below)

Keys    : 1 :     scores 81-100 : Excellent

             2 :     scores 61-80  : Good

             3 :     scores 46-60  : Average

             4 :     scores 21-45  : Fair

             5 :     scores 01-20  : Poor

 

The rating indicates the personal financial & operational strength of SC's major principals.  It is calculated from a composite of scores obtained from the following 5 factors which carry equal weight in our analysis:

 

Personal financial strength, credit history & trade reputation, business experience & track record, market connection and management skill.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: FINANCE 

 

 


Upon a current contact, Lo Man Kin, SC's director, refused releasing detailed financial data but advised that SC's turnover for year ended 31-12-2006 was HKD$18M.

 

As per current co. search, total amount of indebtedness of SC in respect of all mortgages and charges which are required to be registered with Companies Registry as at 18-6-2006 was nil.

 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: BANKING 

 


Banking relations are maintained principally with: HSBC.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: PUBLIC FILINGS 

 

 


This section will contain the civil litigations & winding-up petitions filed against SC for the last 6 years (as stored in our database), and the mortgage/charge records filed by SC for the last 2 years.  In Hong Kong, creation of such mortgages/charges by an unlimited co is not required to be registered in the public records.

 

Civil litigation/winding-up petitions :     None in our database.

 

Mortgage/charge record(s) :    None filed since its incorporation date.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: PAYMENT 

 

 


Overall payment appraisal :

 

(  ) Excellent      (  ) Good      (x) Average      (  ) Fair      (  ) Poor      (  ) Not yet determined

 

The appraisal serves as a reference to reveal SC's payments habits and ability to pay.  It is based on the 3 weighed factors:  Trade payment experience (through current enquiry with SC's suppliers), our delinquent payment records and our debt collection record concerning SC.

 

Trade payment experience : SC did not provide any name of trade/service suppliers and we have no other

sources to conduct the enquiry at present.

 

Delinquent payment record :  None in our database.

 

Debt collection record :   No overdue amount owed by SC was placed to us for collection within the last 6 years.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: BUSINESS OPERATIONS 

 

 


Business categories :

 

SC is engaged in manufacturing & export of fashion accessories.

 

Items available include handbags, purses, scarves, hats, gloves & umbrellas.

 

Production is assigned to its affiliated factory/joint venture factory  located at Guangdong Province, PR China.

 

Principal purchases :

Major types of sourcing             : Merchandise

Local--type of suppliers             : Nil

Buying terms                           : Nil

Overseas--supplying countries   : PR China & SE Asia

Buying terms                           : L/C, T/T & special agreed terms

 

 

Principal market :

Local--type of customers      : Nil

Selling terms                       : Nil

Overseas--buying countries   : USA, Canada, Europe (mainly UK)

Selling terms                       : L/C, T/T & special agreed terms

 

Total number of employees :   3.

 

Location :  Maintaining its office & showroom at the heading business address which occupies a gross area of 2,200 square feet at an industrial building in an industrial district.

 

Condition inside the premises during our visit :   Normal.

 

Office/factory layout :     Standard.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: RELATED COMPANIES 

 

 


SC is not known to have any subsidiary at present.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: REMARKS 


 

 

SC is considered a normally advancing concern with steady customers and good base to meet its trade engagements.  Credit in the range of moderate amount can be considered.

 

-- Asset Tracing --

 

Upon our current investigation, our database & sources consulted indicate that SC was not involved in any property transaction (both purchase & disposal) in Hong Kong for the last 6 years.

 

 


 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average/normal.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

NR

In view of the lack of information, we have no basis upon which to recommend credit dealings

No Rating

 

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

 

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