BE BOXED LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07746655 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-19
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£-392.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 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 £392,451

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£392k
↓ 9.7% YoY
Current Assets
£297k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£392k-£255k-£117k£21k£159k£297kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£-378.1k£-343.6k
Current assets£296.7k£261.9k
Net assets£-392.5k£-357.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-09
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2023-08-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-09-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2017-08-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2016-07-27
    ➖
    WALKER, Robert Neil resigned
    director
  17. 2014-10-01
    ➕
    WALKER, Robert Neil appointed
    director
  18. 2011-08-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BE BOXED LIMITED
  19. 2011-08-19
    ➕
    ASHFORD, Fiona appointed
    director
  20. 2011-08-19
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  21. 2011-08-19
    ➖
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    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

58/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
Miss Fiona Ashford
Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-08-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46470 — Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment

Registered office

The Zinc Building Ventura Park
Broadshires Way
Carterton
Oxfordshire
OX18 1AD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ASHFORD, Fiona→
director · ~57y · appointed 2011-08-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2011-08-19 · resigned 2011-08-19
Resigned
WALKER, Robert Neil→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-10-01 · resigned 2016-07-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-19