AESTHETIC WORLD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13296153 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-28
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46450
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed wholesale with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 63/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -76% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth 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
50
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,663
Cash draining
Cash down 76% YoY
Cash YoY
-76%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£154
↓ 76% YoY
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 3.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£904£2k£3k£4k£5kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.7k£1.2k
Current assets£4.5k£4.4k
Cash£154£654
Debtors£880£1.8k
Net assets£1.7k£1.2k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-26
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-10-26
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-10-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-12-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-16
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2022-06-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2021-03-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AESTHETIC WORLD LIMITED
  11. 2021-03-28
    ROPIAK, Maciej Piotr appointed
    director
  12. 2021-03-28
    📄
    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 5 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 ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-10

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Maciej Piotr Ropiak
Individual · Polish · DOB 07/1984 · age 42
75100%
75-100% shares28/03/2021

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
Incorporated2021-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46450 — SIC 46450

Registered office

73 Victoria Road
London
NW6 6TB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-10OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-27

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ROPIAK, Maciej Piotr
director · ~42y · appointed 2021-03-28
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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-06-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-03-28