ANGELIC AROMAS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06052694 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-15
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-27.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). 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 (79/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £27,354
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£27k
↑ 2.4% YoY
Current Assets
£923
↑ 5.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.0k | £1.8k |
| Current assets | £923 | £878 |
| Net assets | £-27.4k | £-28.0k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-04-10➕GRESHAM, Philip Adrian appointeddirector
- 2019-10-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-10-12➖GRESHAM, Kerry Louise resigneddirector
- 2019-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-01-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ANGELIC AROMAS LIMITED
- 2007-01-15➕GRESHAM, Philip Adrian appointedsecretary
- 2007-01-15➕GRESHAM, Kerry Louise appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Philip Adrian Gresham Individual · British · DOB 01/1947 · age 79 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/06/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Kerry Louise Greshamceased 10/09/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-01-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Registered office
Scotland Farmhouse Eagle Lane
Thorpe-On-The-Hill
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN6 9BP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last: 2026-01-15
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
GRESHAM, Philip Adrian→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-01-15
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GRESHAM, Philip Adrian→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2020-04-10
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GRESHAM, Kerry Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2007-01-15 · resigned 2019-10-12
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Recent filings (46 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-10-29