8BELLA UK LIMITED

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10918852 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-16
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£1.72M
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 £1,720,593
Cash YoY
-15%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.2m
↓ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£1.7m
↑ 52% YoY
Current Assets
£3.2m
↓ 4.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£670k£1.3m£2.0m£2.7m£3.4mSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£1.72M£1.13M
Current assets£3.19M£3.35M
Cash£1.19M£1.39M
Debtors£1.16M£992.4k
Net assets£1.72M£1.13M

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
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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-11
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-06-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-11-20
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2023-10-31
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  7. 2023-10-27
    📄
    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  8. 2023-10-23
    📄
    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  9. 2023-08-03
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2023-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-03-22
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2023-03-22
    📄
    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  13. 2022-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-03-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-04-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-04-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-10-02
    HE, Diwei appointed
    director
  18. 2018-10-02
    CHENG, Ling resigned
    director
  19. 2017-08-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 8BELLA UK LIMITED
  20. 2017-08-16
    CHENG, Ling 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

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.)

Group structure

Ch Investment Holding Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ch Investment Holding Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
8BELLA UK LIMITED
This company · 10918852

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ch Investment Holding Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/03/2023

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
Incorporated2017-08-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Unit 5-7 Seven Stars Industrial Estate
Wheler Road
Coventry
CV3 4LB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-22
Last: 2026-05-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HE, Diwei
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-10-02
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Active
CHENG, Ling
director · ~45y · appointed 2017-08-16 · resigned 2018-10-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-10-31
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-10-27
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-10-23
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12