2ND SKIN LTD

💤Zombieactive
09798506 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-28
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£16.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £16,008

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£16k
↑ 215% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↑ 2.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£6k£10k£13k£16kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£16.0k£5.1k
Current assets£6.7k£6.5k
Net assets£16.0k£5.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-22
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2021-12-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2021-12-13
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2021-12-10
    ➕
    SPARHAM, Rebecca Gina appointed
    director
  9. 2021-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-10
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2021-12-10
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2021-10-31
    ➖
    GORBACOVS, Sergejs resigned
    director
  13. 2021-07-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-01-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2015-10-10
    ➕
    GORBACOVS, Sergejs appointed
    director
  19. 2015-09-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 2ND SKIN LTD
  20. 2015-09-28
    ➕
    VALAITIS, Peter Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2015-09-28
    ➖
    VALAITIS, Peter Anthony 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

45/100
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.

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
Miss Rebecca Gina Sparham
Individual · English · DOB 06/1997 · age 29
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest10/12/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Sergejs Gorbacovsceased 31/10/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

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
Incorporated2015-09-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

117 Bellegrove Road
Welling
DA16 3QS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SPARHAM, Rebecca Gina→
director · ~29y · appointed 2021-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GORBACOVS, Sergejs→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-10-10 · resigned 2021-10-31
Resigned
VALAITIS, Peter Anthony→
director · ~76y · appointed 2015-09-28 · resigned 2015-09-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-12-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-12-10