BABYCURLS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08524458 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-10
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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 (70/100)

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
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
37 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

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-30

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-05-01
    ➖
    UNDERWOOD, Zarah resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AAMD
  5. 2024-09-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-10
    ➕
    UNDERWOOD, Zarah appointed
    director
  7. 2024-09-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-09-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-28
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2021-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-05-15
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-05-15
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-02-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-10-12
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2013-05-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BABYCURLS LIMITED
  20. 2013-05-10
    ➕
    UNDERWOOD, Jeff appointed
    director
  21. 2013-05-10
    ➕
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director
  22. 2013-05-10
    ➖
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer 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 13 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
Mr Jeff Underwood
Individual · British · DOB 10/1981 · age 45
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/05/2017

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
Incorporated2013-05-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Bank House 6 - 8 Church Street
Adlington
Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 4EX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-24
Last: 2026-05-10

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

UNDERWOOD, Jeff→
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-05-10
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Active
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-05-10 · resigned 2013-05-10
Resigned
UNDERWOOD, Zarah→
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-09-10 · resigned 2026-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
accounts · AAMD
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-11