FANCYBUY DIGITAL LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
12895553 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-22
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46240
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46420Wholesale of clothing and footwear
  • 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
25
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2021-11-30
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2021-11-30
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2021-09-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2021-09-07
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2020-09-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FANCYBUY DIGITAL LIMITED
  6. 2020-09-22
    JBL INT'L CONSULTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  7. 2020-09-22
    XIAO, Yujian appointed
    director
  8. 2020-09-22
    📄
    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

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2021-11-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Yujian Xiao
Individual · Chinese · DOB 03/1995 · age 31
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/09/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-09-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46240 — SIC 46240

Registered office

Chase Business Centre
39-41 Chase Side
London
N14 5BP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
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Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

JBL INT'L CONSULTING LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2020-09-22
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Active
XIAO, Yujian
director · ~31y · appointed 2020-09-22
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Recent filings (4 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2021-11-30
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2021-09-14
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2021-09-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-09-22