BRIDAL RELOVED FRANCHISING LTD

💤Zombieactive
09369298 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-30
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£44.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £44,435
Net assets shrinking
Down £37,821 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£44k
↓ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£58k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£17k£34k£51k£69k£86kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£73.3k£114.4k
Current assets£58.4k£85.8k
Net assets£44.4k£82.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-01-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-07
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  9. 2020-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2019-12-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2019-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-30
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2019-01-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-12-30
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIDAL RELOVED FRANCHISING LTD
  18. 2014-12-30
    HOLT, Nancy Diane appointed
    secretary
  19. 2014-12-30
    ATKINSON, Kate Marie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 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 Kate Marie Atkinson
Individual · English · DOB 02/1980 · age 46
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Nancy Diane Holtceased 09/12/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2014-12-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

Registered office

Sovereign House 10 Crown Square
Poundbury
Dorchester
DT1 3DY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-13
Last: 2025-12-30

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HOLT, Nancy Diane
secretary · appointed 2014-12-30
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Active
ATKINSON, Kate Marie
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-12-30
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Active

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-07
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2021-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-20