BEAUTY BIBLE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04943846 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-27
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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 (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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
62 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-30➖STACEY, Sarah resigneddirector
- 2023-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-11-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2008-01-31➕SAMS, Josephine appointedsecretary
- 2008-01-31➖ANDERSON, Ian Stephen resignedsecretary
- 2004-09-17➕SAMS, Josephine appointeddirector
- 2004-09-17➖AKERMAN, Rebecca resignedsecretary
- 2004-09-17➕ANDERSON, Ian Stephen appointedsecretary
- 2004-09-17➖FOSTER, David William resigneddirector
- 2004-09-17➕STACEY, Sarah appointeddirector
- 2003-10-27🏢Company incorporatedAs BEAUTY BIBLE LIMITED
- 2003-10-27➕AKERMAN, Rebecca appointedsecretary
- 2003-10-27➕FOSTER, David William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Josephine Sams Individual · British · DOB 07/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Sarah Staceyceased 30/04/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BARDEN AUDIO SYSTEMS LIMITED→ 07680706 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| BATTLE OF BRITAIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 2013 LIMITED→ 08576486 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| BEAM HR LTD→ 08165031 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BEAM ORGANISATION LTD→ 08165103 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BEDFORD MEWS MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 04654576 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
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| BEECHLEA DRIVE MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 03982891 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-10-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
106 High Street
Hastings
East Sussex
TN34 3ES
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
Active
SAMS, Josephine→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2004-09-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AKERMAN, Rebecca→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-10-27 · resigned 2004-09-17
ANDERSON, Ian Stephen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-09-17 · resigned 2008-01-31
FOSTER, David William→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2003-10-27 · resigned 2004-09-17
STACEY, Sarah→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2004-09-17 · resigned 2024-04-30
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Recent filings (62 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-12