BELLA & BOW LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09160443 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-05
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
£-38.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32120
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
31 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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £38,340
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£38k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 269% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£49k-£37k-£26k-£14k-£3k£9kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£13.8k£-36.6k
Current assets£8.8k£2.4k
Net assets£-38.3k£-49.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-31
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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. 2025-05-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-04-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-08-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2016-03-29
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    DUNSDON, Kelly Victoria resigned
    director
  18. 2014-08-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BELLA & BOW LIMITED
  19. 2014-08-05
    ➕
    SKELTON, Fiona Clare appointed
    director
  20. 2014-08-05
    ➕
    DUNSDON, Kelly Victoria 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

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Mrs Fiona Clare Skelton
Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/08/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Kelly Victoria Dunsdonceased 11/08/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence

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
Incorporated2014-08-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32120 — SIC 32120

Registered office

Westview Lancaster Lane
Parbold
Wigan
WN8 7AA
England

Filing status

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

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SKELTON, Fiona Clare→
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-08-05
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Active
DUNSDON, Kelly Victoria→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-08-05 · resigned 2016-03-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-09-03