5ENSES LONDON LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13605909 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-07
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£6.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed retail with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
50
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £6,430
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£6k
↑ 190% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 483% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.4k | £2.2k |
| Current assets | £5.1k | £872 |
| Net assets | £6.4k | £2.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-01➕AWOJOBI, Olakunle Oluwafunmilayo appointeddirector
- 2024-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-14➖HASSAN, Kawthar resigneddirector
- 2023-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-04➕HASSAN, Kawthar appointeddirector
- 2022-05-04➖TRUONG, Kevin Hoang Long resigneddirector
- 2022-01-14➕ANTONIO, Ana Marlene Dos Santos Rosa appointeddirector
- 2022-01-14➕IGBINEWEKA, Emmanuel appointeddirector
- 2022-01-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-07🏢Company incorporatedAs 5ENSES LONDON LTD
- 2021-09-07➕TRUONG, Kevin Hoang Long appointeddirector
- 2021-09-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-24
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Emmanuel Igbineweka Individual · British · DOB 08/1997 · age 29 | 50–75% | — | board control50-75% shares · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 07/06/2022 |
Miss Ana Marlene Dos Santos Rosa Antonio Individual · Portuguese · DOB 08/1998 · age 28 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 04/05/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Kevin Hoang Long Truongceased 04/05/2022· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-09-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Registered office
86-90 Paul Street
London
England
EC2A 4NE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-24OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-10
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
ANTONIO, Ana Marlene Dos Santos Rosa→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2022-01-14
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AWOJOBI, Olakunle Oluwafunmilayo→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2025-01-01
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IGBINEWEKA, Emmanuel→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2022-01-14
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HASSAN, Kawthar→
Resigneddirector · ~28y · appointed 2022-05-04 · resigned 2024-03-14
TRUONG, Kevin Hoang Long→
Resigneddirector · ~30y · appointed 2021-09-07 · resigned 2022-05-04
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Recent filings (17 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-14