PICTURE PERFECT HOME LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09167054 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-07
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£389.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 3.8y
35/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~3.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
28 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £389,307
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,745 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£389k
↓ 1.5% YoY
Current Assets
£324k
↓ 7.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £793.1k | £826.4k |
| Current assets | £324.5k | £351.3k |
| Cash | — | £108.2k |
| Debtors | — | £234.9k |
| Net assets | £389.3k | £395.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-09-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2022-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-08-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2014-08-07🏢Company incorporatedAs PICTURE PERFECT HOME LIMITED
- 2014-08-07➕LANKFORD, Emma Jane appointeddirector
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Emma Jane Lankford Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 16/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALIKA COLLECTIONS LIMITED→ 16425994 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALL TERRAIN WHEELCHAIRS LIMITED→ 06362083 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ALLTECH CONSULTANCY LIMITED→ 08378428 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| ALMONER'S CHEST LIMITED→ 11715130 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AMIR WHITE GALERY LTD→ 16237293 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| APEXMARTT LTD→ 15274507 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| APLEY GROUP LIMITED→ 12719594 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| APLEY TRADING LIMITED→ 11053483 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| APPLIANCE WORKSHOP LTD→ 13253008 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ARTWORX GALLERY LTD→ 10261029 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-08-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Registered office
Unit 99, Wallace Way
Tern Valley Business Park
Market Drayton
TF9 3AG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
LANKFORD, Emma Jane→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2014-08-07
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/09/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (28 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-30