MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

16.05.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ANDRE HK BUYING OFFICE LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

Suite 603-7, 6fl Harbour City - Wharf T & T Center 7 Canton Rd Tsimshatsui Kowloon

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

08.09. 1989

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

0262712

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Trading of Shoes, Handbags and other related Fashion Accessories.

Sales and Distribution of products to Local and International Markets. 

 

 

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 80,000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

 

 

 

 

name & address

 

ANDRE HK BUYING OFFICE LTD.

 SUITE 603-7, 6FL HARBOUR CITY - WHARF T & T CENTER

7 CANTON RD TSIMSHATSUI KOWLOON, HONG KONG

TEL: 852-27358656   FAX: 852- 27358046

 

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

INCORPORATION DATE            : SEPTEMBER 8, 1989

REGISTRATION NO.                  : 0262712

LEGAL FORM                           : PRIVATE

CHIEF EXECUTIVE                    : MS. MICHEL GODIN (MANAGER)

STAFF STRENGTH                    : 75

CAPITAL                                   : US$ 64,267

BUSINESS LINE                        : TRADER

TURNOVER                              : N/A (AS OF DEC. 31, 2006)

EQUITIES                                 : N/A (AS OF DEC. 31, 2006)

PAYMENT                                : AVERAGE

RECOMM. CREDIT RANGE       : UP TO USD 80,000 (PERIODICAL REVIEW)

MARKET CONDITION                : AVERAGE

FINANCIAL CONDITION             : N/A

OPERATIONAL TREND  : STEADY

GENERAL REPUTATION           : AVERAGE

EXCHANGE RATE                     : HKD 7.79834 = US$1

 

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 

 

 

 


*Company Name*

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Incorporated as              : KANINFORD LTD

Date of incorporation      :8 September, 1989

Changed name to           : ANDRE HK BUYING OFFICE LTD

Date of change              : 25 May, 1990 

 

*Company Registration*

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(1)

License number             : 0262712

Date issued                   : 8 September, 1989

Issuing authority            : Companies Registry

Legal form                     : Private limited company

Type of license              : Business

 

(2)

License number             : 13322356-000

Date issued                   : N/A

Issuing authority            : Business Registration Office - Inland Revenue Dept

Type of license              : Business

 

*Capital Details*

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Authorized capital : HKD 500,000.00 divided into 500,000 ordinary shares at HKD 1.00/-each, fully paid

 

*Office & Facilities*

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Other tel. no. : 27358672 

 

*Approved Signatures*

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Only Ms. Antoine Marie Franco Etienne Metzger can sign on behalf of the company with seal affixed.

 

*Registrar*

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LEW & BARR SERVICES LTD

 

Rounded Rectangle: WEB SITE 

 

 

 


SC is not known to host website of its own at present.

 

E-mail: lucille@ahkbo.com.hk

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: LITIGATION 

 

 


For the past two years there is no record of litigation.

 

 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: OWNERSHIP/MANAGEMENT BACKGROUND 

 

 


*Major Shareholders*

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Total number of shareholder           : 1

Total number of ordinary shares    : 500,000

 

Shareholder's Name        No. of Ordinary Shares       Amount of Shares (HKD)      % of Shares 

------------------------        ----------------------------      ---------------------------------    ----------------   

ANDRE INT'L BV                   500,000                            500,000.00                           100.00

 

Shares transfer

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Date                   No. of Ordinary Shares         Transferor                                 Transferee

---------              ----------------------------          -----------------                           ----------------

16 April, 2007     500,000                              CREEKS (FAR EAST) LTD     ANDRE INT'L BV

 

*Company Secretary*

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WISEMAN SECRETARIAL & MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD

Address     : Rm 1201 Dina House - Ruttonjee Centre 11 Duddell St Central Hong Kong

CR number : 40224 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: MANAGEMENT 

 

 


Management:    Ms. Michel Godin, Manager

                        Mr. Gilles Fries, Managing Director

 

Name                            Nationality         Job Description

Ms. Michel Godin           Hong Kong        Manager

Mr. Gilles Fries Hong Kong        Managing Director

 

*COMPANY DIRECTORS* 

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1  

Name : Mr. Christophe Lepage

Nationality : France

ID/Passport No. : 74 01 00 11 067

Registered Address : 11 Rue Des Longs Pres, Boulogne Billancourt, 92100

Country of Residence : France

 

2  

Name : Mr. Claude Buffard

Nationality : France

ID/Passport No. : 74 01 00 11 067

Registered Address : 37 Rue Du Colisee, Paris, 75008

Country of Residence : France

 

3  

Name : Mr. Gilles Fries

Nationality : France

 

 

 

4  

Name : Ms. Antoine Marie Francois Etienne Metzger

Nationality : France

ID/Passport No. : 74 01 00 11 067

Registered Address : 81 Rue Du mal foch, La Madeleine

Country of Residence : France

 

5  

Name : Ms. Jean-michel Noir

Nationality : France

ID/Passport No. : 74 01 00 11 067

Registered Address : 3 Rue Chernoviz, Paris, 75016

Country of Residence : France

 

 

 

6  

Name : Ms. Michel Godin

Nationality : Hong Kong

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: BUSINESS OPERATIONS 

 

 


*Main Products & Services*

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Specializes in the following areas of work:

1.  Trading of shoes, handbags and other related fashion accessories.

2.  Sales and distribution of products to local and international markets. 

 

Products: Apparel 

               Apparel accessories 

               Clothing apparel 

               Fashion accessories 

               Fashion handbags 

 

*Payment Terms*

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Sales

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Local   : Cash or Credit

Export : Letter of Credit (L/C)

              Telegraphic Transfer (T/T)

 

Purchases

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Local   : Cash or Credit

 

*Local Distribution Network*

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Part of the annual turnover is attributed to local sales. 

 

*Export Markets*

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Part of the annual turnover is attributed to export. 

 

 

 

 

 

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*Subsidiaries, Joint-ventures & Affiliates*

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Maintains representative office in Asia.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: PAYMENTHISTORY 

 

 


PAYMENT RATING       : 3                OBTAINED SCORES         : 50

Rating Key

Implication

Implications

1

Scores 85–100

Excellent

2

Scores 75 – 84

Above Average

3

Scores 50 – 74

Average

4

Scores 35 – 49

Fair

5

Scores 15 – 34

Below Average

6

Scores 01 – 14

Poor

NR

No Data

No Data

 

The rating indicates the payment pattern of SC based upon our Payment Database, comments from suppliers of SC, information from banks (if available), as well as industrial sources.

 

Dealings on open terms may be possible for MODERATE amounts depending on individual judgement experience.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 

 

 


As a private limited company there is no legal requirement according to local corporate law for public disclosure of detailed financials.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: REMARKS 

 

 


SC is considered medium-sized in its line with a development history of 19 years. Taking into consideration of SC’s general performance, a credit line up to USD 80,000 appears to be within SC’s capacities upon a periodical review basis.

 

 

 

 

Attached: trade references

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIC PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

Activity             Code    Product/Service Description

Trading              2300     Apparel/Other Textile Products

Trading              2386     Leather wearing apparel,

Trading              2389     Apparel and accessories,

Trading              2393     Textile bags

Trading              3021     Rubber and plastics footwear

Trading              3144     Women's footwear; footwear made on a basis or platform of wood, not having an inner sole or a protective metal toe cap

Trading              3149     Footwear,

Trading              3171     Women's handbags and purses

Trading              5139     Footwear

 

HARMONIZED PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

Activity             Code                Product/Service Description

Importing           4203                 Articles of apparel & access, leather & comp leather

Importing           6405202500       Footwear with uppers of textile materials, for men

Importing           6405206500       Footwear with uppers of textile materials, for persons other than men and women

Trading              3926205000       Articles of apparel & clothing accessories, of plastic

Trading              4202                 Travel goods, handbags, wallets, jewelry cases etc

Trading              4202213000       Handbags of reptile leather

Trading              4202216000       Handbags with outer surface of leather, composition leather, or patent leather, valued not over $20 each

Trading              4202223500       Handbags, outer surface of textile materials, wholly or part of braid, of abaca

Trading              4203100090       Articles of apparel

Trading              6100                 Articles of apparel & clothing accessories-knitted or crocheted

 

DETAILED PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

Activity             Product/Service Description

Importer            Fashion accessories 

Importer            Fashion handbags 

Importer            Clothing apparel 

Importer            Leather handbags 

Trader               Plastic footwear 

Trader               Shoes 

Trader               Shoe accessories 

 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE: ACTIVITY & MARKETS

Exporting to Europe

 


 

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.

 

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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