BEAUTIQUE MERCHANDISE LTD

💤Zombieactive
11736211 · ltd · incorporated 2018-12-20
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-10.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £10,686

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£11k
↓ 1.8% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£11k-£11k-£11k-£11k-£11k-£10kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-10.5k£-10.3k
Net assets£-10.7k£-10.5k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-09
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-06-02
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2025-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-10
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-09-28
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2023-08-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2022-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-09
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2022-08-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2022-03-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-12-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-09-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2021-08-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-07-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-06-08
    SHER, Melissa Stacy resigned
    director
  19. 2020-06-08
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2020-06-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-02-25
    HERMANN, Tzvia appointed
    director
  22. 2018-12-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEAUTIQUE MERCHANDISE LTD
  23. 2018-12-20
    SHER, Melissa Stacy 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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-22

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Tzvia Hermann
Individual · South African,Israeli · DOB 01/1980 · age 46
5075%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting25/02/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Melissa Stacy Sherceased 08/06/2020· significant influence

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
Incorporated2018-12-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

33 Bay Tree Close
Heathfield
TN21 8YG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-22OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HERMANN, Tzvia
director · ~46y · appointed 2019-02-25
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Active
SHER, Melissa Stacy
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-12-20 · resigned 2020-06-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-06-09
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-08-30