BEST PRICE HEARING AIDS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12636342 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-01
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 2025
Net worth
£-1.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47741
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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
17 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 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,462
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,157 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£1k
↓ 310% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£1k£2k£5k£8k£11k£15kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-1.5k£695
Current assets£8.7k£14.7k
Net assets£-1.5k£695

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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-05-06
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-05-06
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-06-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-06-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEST PRICE HEARING AIDS LIMITED
  12. 2020-06-01
    HARRIS, Charles William Luke appointed
    director
  13. 2020-06-01
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 6 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Charles William Luke Harris
Individual · British · DOB 12/1974 · age 52
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control01/06/2020
Mrs Karen Jane Harris
Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/06/2020

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
Incorporated2020-06-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47741 — SIC 47741

Registered office

Unit 2a Railway Triangle Industrial Estate
Dorchester
DT1 2PJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-14
Last: 2026-05-31

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HARRIS, Charles William Luke
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-06-01
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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-06