2-WINZ LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05242954 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-2.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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 (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,618
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£3k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-25 | £-50 |
| Net assets | £-2.6k | £-2.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-05📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-10-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2004-09-27🏢Company incorporatedAs 2-WINZ LIMITED
- 2004-09-27➕IHE, Charles appointedsecretary
- 2004-09-27➕IHE, Charles appointeddirector
- 2004-09-27➕IHE, Colin appointeddirector
- 2004-09-27➕INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-09-27➖INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Charles Ihe Individual · British · DOB 02/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 27/09/2016 |
Mr Colin Ihe Individual · British · DOB 02/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 27/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 18GRAMS LTD→ 13765745 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 1ONE OF ONE LTD→ 15873099 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| 23 HUNNID INT'L LIMITED→ 16267422 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 3:ELEVEN 4L LTD→ 15892380 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-09-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Registered office
89 Parish Lane Parish Lane
London
SE20 7NP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
IHE, Charles→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2004-09-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-09-27 · resigned 2004-09-27
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (61 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-10-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-05