ABOUT YOU BOUTIQUE LTD

💤Zombieactive
11116679 · ltd · incorporated 2017-12-18
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£-67.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -80% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £67,898
Net assets shrinking
Down £69,249 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 80% YoY
Cash YoY
-80%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£335
↓ 80% YoY
Net Worth
-£68k
↓ 5126% YoY
Current Assets
£166k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£68k-£21k£26k£72k£119k£166kJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£-39.8k£22.8k
Current assets£166.1k£139.7k
Cash£335£1.7k
Debtors£21.8k£18.0k
Net assets£-67.9k£1.4k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-31
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  4. 2025-12-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-08-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2025-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-07-22
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  8. 2025-07-15
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2025-02-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2024-06-12
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  11. 2024-05-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2023-09-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2023-03-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2022-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-06-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-12-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABOUT YOU BOUTIQUE LTD
  20. 2017-12-18
    JONES, Chloe Elizabeth 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 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Chloe Jones
Individual · British · DOB 06/1991 · age 35
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/12/2017

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
Incorporated2017-12-18
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

Registered office

Victoria Shopping Centre
48 Mostyn Street
Llandudno
LL30 2UU
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

JONES, Chloe Elizabeth
director · ~35y · appointed 2017-12-18
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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-07
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-12-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-07-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-06-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-09-29