A BEAUTIFUL SIGN LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11639405 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-24
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
21 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-06
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2022-12-24
    ➕
    HOLTBY, Evie Mae appointed
    secretary
  6. 2022-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-06
    ➕
    HOLTBY, Sean Anthony appointed
    director
  8. 2022-04-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-02-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-08-24
    ➕
    HOLTBY, Macie Ella appointed
    director
  14. 2020-06-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2020-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-02-26
    ➖
    HOLTBY, Sean Anthony resigned
    director
  18. 2018-10-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A BEAUTIFUL SIGN LIMITED
  19. 2018-10-24
    ➕
    HOLTBY, Nichola appointed
    director
  20. 2018-10-24
    ➕
    HOLTBY, Sean Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2018-10-24
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Nichola Holtby
Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control24/10/2018
Mr Sean Anthony Holtby
Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control24/10/2018

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
Incorporated2018-10-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

312 Ripponden Road
Oldham
OL4 2NY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

HOLTBY, Evie Mae→
secretary · appointed 2022-12-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLTBY, Macie Ella→
director · ~25y · appointed 2020-08-24
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Active
HOLTBY, Nichola→
director · ~50y · appointed 2018-10-24
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Active
HOLTBY, Sean Anthony→
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLTBY, Sean Anthony→
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-10-24 · resigned 2019-02-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-09-28