FASHION IN VISION LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
06375512 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-19
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£21.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47749
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed retail with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 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
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £21,629

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£22k
Current Assets
£29k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£21.6k
Current assets£28.6k
Net assets£21.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2025-12-23
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2025-10-07
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2025-09-29
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2025-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-04-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2024-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-23
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2016-04-06
    ➕
    NEILL, Simon Timothy appointed
    director
  17. 2015-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-10-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2015-04-30
    ➖
    NORDEN, Darron resigned
    secretary
  20. 2015-04-30
    ➖
    NORDEN, Darron resigned
    director
  21. 2007-09-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FASHION IN VISION LIMITED
  22. 2007-09-19
    ➕
    NORDEN, Eva Diane appointed
    director
  23. 2007-09-19
    ➕
    NORDEN, Darron appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-09-19
    ➕
    JPCORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2007-09-19
    ➖
    JPCORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2007-09-19
    ➕
    NORDEN, Darron appointed
    director
  27. 2007-09-19
    ➕
    JPCORD LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2007-09-19
    ➖
    JPCORD LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2025-12-23

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Eva Diane Norden
Individual · British · DOB 09/1943 · age 83
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Simon Timothy Neill
Individual · British · DOB 12/1956 · age 70
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-09-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47749 — SIC 47749

Registered office

Manor House
Little Square
Braintree
Essex
CM7 1UT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: 2024-09-19

Officers (0 active · 4 resigned)

NEILL, Simon Timothy→
director · ~70y · appointed 2016-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NORDEN, Eva Diane→
director · ~83y · appointed 2007-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NORDEN, Darron→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-19 · resigned 2015-04-30
Resigned
JPCORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-09-19 · resigned 2007-09-19
Resigned
NORDEN, Darron→
director · ~53y · appointed 2007-09-19 · resigned 2015-04-30
Resigned
JPCORD LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-09-19 · resigned 2007-09-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2025-12-23
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2025-10-07
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-20