BEAUTY AND THE TEACUP LTD
Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 gazette
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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-14📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2026-07-14🏁Company dissolved
- 2026-04-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-04-15📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-04-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-17🏢Company incorporatedAs BEAUTY AND THE TEACUP LTD
- 2018-01-17➕LOVETT, Keira appointedsecretary
- 2018-01-17➕LOVETT, Keira appointeddirector
- 2018-01-17➕LOVETT, Wendy appointeddirector
- 2018-01-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-07-14
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Keira Lovett Individual · British · DOB 02/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 17/01/2018 |
Mrs Wendy Lovett Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 17/01/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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