DOT SHOP LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved

07492266 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-13

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

—

Upgrade to see

Turnover

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

56/100

Worth a look

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch

What this business does

Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 56/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

66 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

56/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2026-01-20
📄
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2026-01-20
🏁
Company dissolved
2026-01-02
📄
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-22
➖
TENBURY SECRETARIES LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2025-11-04
📄
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2025-10-23
📄
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2025-10-17
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
📄
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-03-04
📍
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-27
📄
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-24
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-24
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-24
📄
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-25
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
📄
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-04-11
📄
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-04-06
📄
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-31
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-13
📄
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-04-12
📄
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-10-30
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-01-22
➕
FORT, Mathieu appointed
director
2018-01-22
➖
MARTINELLI, David resigned
director
2014-07-01
➖
FORT, Matthieu resigned
director
2014-07-01
➕
MARTINELLI, David appointed
director
2014-05-01
➕
TENBURY SECRETARIES LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2014-03-03
➖
VANGUARD INTELLIGENCE LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2012-01-10
➖
E AND E PARTNERS resigned
corporate-secretary
2012-01-10
➕
VANGUARD INTELLIGENCE LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2011-03-03
➕
E AND E PARTNERS appointed
corporate-secretary
2011-03-03
➖
LAMBERT AND LAMBERT resigned
corporate-secretary
2011-01-13
🏢
Company incorporated
As DOT SHOP LTD
2011-01-13
➕
LAMBERT AND LAMBERT appointed
corporate-secretary
2011-01-13
➕
FORT, Matthieu appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 2026-01-20

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Mathieu Fort Individual · French · DOB 01/1983 · age 43	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Similar companies

Active · Retail · TN postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
A-Z SUPPLIES UK LTD→ 15608895 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
ASHFORD FLOORING COMPANY LIMITED→ 15849733 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
ASHFORD GUN ROOM LTD→ 10981076 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
ASK (RANY) LIMITED→ 06700773 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	17y	—	—
ASPIRING ANGELS LTD→ 14228796 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
AT HOME HEARING LIMITED→ 14396742 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
ATEX (UK) LIMITED→ 04200474 · est 2001 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	25y	—	—
ATLAS (LONDON) LIMITED→ 05432019 · est 2005 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	20y	—	—
ATM TRADERS LTD→ 15417904 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
ATOMIC TACKLE DIRECT LIMITED→ 07524154 · est 2011 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	15y	—	—
ATR DISTRIBUTION LIMITED→ 15068948 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
AUDEN LIMITED→ 16436795 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2011-01-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

Brenchley House

Brenchley Mews

Charing

Kent

TN27 0JW

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: 2025-01-23

Officers (0 active · 6 resigned)

FORT, Mathieu→

director · ~43y · appointed 2018-01-22

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

E AND E PARTNERS→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-03-03 · resigned 2012-01-10

Resigned

LAMBERT AND LAMBERT→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-01-13 · resigned 2011-03-03

Resigned

TENBURY SECRETARIES LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-05-01 · resigned 2025-12-22

Resigned

VANGUARD INTELLIGENCE LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-01-10 · resigned 2014-03-03

Resigned

FORT, Matthieu→

director · ~43y · appointed 2011-01-13 · resigned 2014-07-01

Resigned

MARTINELLI, David→

director · ~55y · appointed 2014-07-01 · resigned 2018-01-22

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (66 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2026-01-20

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2026-01-02

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2025-11-04

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2025-10-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-10-17

change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH04

2025-03-04

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-03-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-27

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-01-27

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-01-24

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-01-24

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-01-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-10-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-10-31