BARBARIAN COSMETICS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
13338778 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-15
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46450
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
- 47750Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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: 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, 3 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-29 | 2024-04-29 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 3 address
- • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 3 address
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-07📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2026-05-18📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-pscaddress · RP10
- 2026-05-18📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officeraddress · RP09
- 2026-05-18📍default-companies-house-registered-office-address-appliedaddress · RP05
- 2026-03-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-18➕KAYA, Ihsan appointeddirector
- 2025-12-18➖CICEK, Mesut resigneddirector
- 2025-12-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-04-15📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-11-22📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-11-21📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-07-22✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-07-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-01➕CICEK, Mesut appointeddirector
- 2022-05-01➖KURT, Omer resigneddirector
- 2021-06-14➖KIAZIM, Fikriye Buse resigneddirector
- 2021-05-25➕KIAZIM, Fikriye Buse appointeddirector
- 2021-04-15🏢Company incorporatedAs BARBARIAN COSMETICS LIMITED
- 2021-04-15➕KURT, Omer appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ihsan Kaya Individual · British · DOB 01/1980 · age 46 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 26/03/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Mesut Cicekceased 18/12/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Omer Kurtceased 01/05/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ATS FABRICS LTD→ 16384108 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-04-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46450 — SIC 46450
Registered office
13338778 - COMPANIES HOUSE DEFAULT ADDRESS
Cardiff
CF14 8LH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last made up to: 2025-04-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
Active
CICEK, Mesut→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2022-05-01 · resigned 2025-12-18
KIAZIM, Fikriye Buse→
Resigneddirector · ~30y · appointed 2021-05-25 · resigned 2021-06-14
KURT, Omer→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2021-04-15 · resigned 2022-05-01
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Recent filings (36 total)
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-07-07
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2026-05-18
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2026-05-18
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2026-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-29