LITTLE ITALY MENSWEAR LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03564151 · ltd · incorporated 1998-05-14
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 May 2025
Net worth
£64.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £64,781
Cash YoY
-16%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£113k
↓ 16% YoY
Net Worth
£65k
↑ 2.0% YoY
Current Assets
£376k
↓ 4.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£79k£158k£237k£316k£395kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£64.8k£63.5k
Current assets£376.4k£395.3k
Cash£112.9k£135.1k
Debtors£7.3k£1.3k
Net assets£64.8k£63.5k

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-04-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-06-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-02-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-05-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2020-02-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2019-10-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2019-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-10-08
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    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2019-02-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2000-03-31
    ➕
    RANDHAWA, Neena appointed
    secretary
  20. 2000-03-31
    ➖
    EXPRESS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 1998-05-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LITTLE ITALY MENSWEAR LIMITED
  22. 1998-05-14
    ➕
    RANDHAWA, Sukhbinder appointed
    director
  23. 1998-05-14
    ➕
    EXPRESS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1998-05-14
    ➕
    EXPRESS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 1998-05-14
    ➖
    EXPRESS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
Mrs Neena Randhawa
Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares31/05/2016
Mr Sukhbinder Randhawa
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1998-05-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Registered office

13 Churchill Shopping Centre
Dudley
DY2 7BL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-08
Last: 2025-04-24

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

RANDHAWA, Neena→
secretary · appointed 2000-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RANDHAWA, Sukhbinder→
director · ~58y · appointed 1998-05-14
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Active
EXPRESS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-05-14 · resigned 2000-03-31
Resigned
EXPRESS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-05-14 · resigned 1998-05-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (97 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-28