MARIPOSA COSMETICS LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved
13008739 · ltd · incorporated 2020-11-10
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
55/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 55/100 (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: medium (59/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
55/100Worth 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
55
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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2026-03-17
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2025-02-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-02-01
    FENTON, Darren Jonathan appointed
    director
  5. 2025-02-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-02-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-02-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-02-18
    FENTON, Darren Johnathan resigned
    director
  9. 2024-02-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-12-12
    📄
    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  11. 2023-10-10
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  12. 2023-10-01
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  13. 2023-03-13
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2022-08-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-11-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MARIPOSA COSMETICS LTD
  16. 2020-11-10
    FENTON, Darren Johnathan appointed
    director
  17. 2020-11-10
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 ·
Company dissolved
high

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

Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-03-17

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47750 — Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores

Registered office

Seaton House Double Row
Seaton Delaval
Whitley Bay
Tyne And Wear
NE25 0PP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last: 2024-11-09

Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

FENTON, Darren Jonathan
director · ~46y · appointed 2025-02-01
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Active
FENTON, Darren Johnathan
director · ~46y · appointed 2020-11-10 · resigned 2024-02-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2026-03-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-18
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2023-12-12
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2023-10-10
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2023-10-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-14