ETIKA CLOTHING LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11857127 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-04
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
£-20.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46160
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £20,068
Net assets shrinking
Down £28,174 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£20k
↓ 348% YoY
Current Assets
£89k
↓ 2.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£20k£2k£24k£47k£69k£91kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£39.7k£43.2k
Current assets£88.5k£91.1k
Net assets£-20.1k£8.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-03-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-02-22
    ➕
    KAPOOR, Mohit appointed
    director
  8. 2024-01-15
    ➖
    THOMPSON, Ken resigned
    director
  9. 2024-01-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-11-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-11-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2022-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-04-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2021-03-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2020-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-10-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-10-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2019-09-27
    ➕
    KAPOOR, Padma appointed
    director
  21. 2019-09-13
    ➖
    BEAVIS, David resigned
    secretary
  22. 2019-09-13
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  23. 2019-08-23
    ➕
    MURPHY, Sean appointed
    director
  24. 2019-03-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ETIKA CLOTHING LTD
  25. 2019-03-04
    ➕
    BEAVIS, David Walter appointed
    director
  26. 2019-03-04
    ➕
    BEAVIS, David appointed
    secretary
  27. 2019-03-04
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Ken appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sean Murphy
Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting20/01/2021
Mr David Walter Beavis
Individual · British · DOB 09/1957 · age 69
——board controlboard control04/03/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ken Thompsonceased 01/11/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-03-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46160 — SIC 46160

Registered office

Unit 14 Birtley Business Centre
Station Lane
Birtley
Durham
DH3 1QT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-17
Last: 2026-03-03

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

BEAVIS, David Walter→
director · ~69y · appointed 2019-03-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAPOOR, Mohit→
director · ~43y · appointed 2024-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAPOOR, Padma→
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-09-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURPHY, Sean→
director · ~66y · appointed 2019-08-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEAVIS, David→
secretary · appointed 2019-03-04 · resigned 2019-09-13
Resigned
THOMPSON, Ken→
director · ~72y · appointed 2019-03-04 · resigned 2024-01-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-20