BELLA HQ LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07929424 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-31
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2023-06-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-06-05
    ➖
    MANDALIA, Kamal resigned
    director
  7. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-02-03
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    MANDALIA, Jay appointed
    director
  17. 2012-02-03
    ➕
    MANDALIA, Kamal appointed
    director
  18. 2012-01-31
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    Company incorporated
    As BELLA HQ LIMITED
  19. 2012-01-31
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  20. 2012-01-31
    ➖
    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 14 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jay Mandalia
Individual · British · DOB 11/1984 · age 42
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Kamal Mandaliaceased 05/06/2023· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2012-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

416 Green Lane
Ilford
Essex
IG3 9JX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-29
Last: 2026-06-15

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MANDALIA, Jay→
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2012-01-31 · resigned 2012-01-31
Resigned
MANDALIA, Kamal→
director · ~43y · appointed 2012-02-03 · resigned 2023-06-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-09