BABY&MORE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07712030 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-20
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
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£-11.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £11,577

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£12k
↑ 6.9% YoY
Current Assets
£30k
↓ 8.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£12k-£3k£6k£15k£24k£33kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£-11.6k£-12.4k
Current assets£30.4k£33.1k
Net assets£-11.6k£-12.4k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-04-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2020-04-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-04-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-04-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2020-04-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2020-04-06
    GREENSTREET, Nicola appointed
    director
  16. 2020-04-06
    MURPHY, James resigned
    secretary
  17. 2020-04-06
    MURPHY, Katharine resigned
    director
  18. 2019-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2012-07-05
    MURPHY, James appointed
    secretary
  21. 2011-07-20
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    Company incorporated
    As BABY&MORE LIMITED
  22. 2011-07-20
    MURPHY, Katharine 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 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Nicola Greenstreet
Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Katharine Murphyceased 06/04/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-07-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Registered office

2 Lakeview Stables
St. Clere, Kemsing
Sevenoaks
TN15 6NL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

GREENSTREET, Nicola
director · ~47y · appointed 2020-04-06
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Active
MURPHY, James
secretary · appointed 2012-07-05 · resigned 2020-04-06
Resigned
MURPHY, Katharine
director · ~51y · appointed 2011-07-20 · resigned 2020-04-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-16