12 BASKETS LTD

💤Zombieactive
13556315 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-09
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£-1.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), 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: 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: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
11 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,725

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£2k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£2k-£2k-£2k-£2k-£1k-£1kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£22.8k£21.6k
Net assets£-1.7k£-1.4k

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.

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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 (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-08-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-08-04
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-05-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 12 BASKETS LTD
  8. 2021-08-09
    IZUKA, Uchechi Elizabeth appointed
    director
  9. 2021-08-09
    📄
    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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Uchechi Elizabeth Izuka
Individual · British · DOB 11/1983 · age 43
75100%
75-100% shares09/08/2021

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
Incorporated2021-08-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

82a James Carter Road
Mildenhall
Bury St. Edmunds
IP28 7DE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last: 2025-08-04

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

IZUKA, Uchechi Elizabeth
director · ~43y · appointed 2021-08-09
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Recent filings (11 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-08-09