BASIC SHIRTS LONDON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13735576 · ltd · incorporated 2021-11-10
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46160
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46420Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). 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 (73/100).

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-11-20
    AHMED, Mahir resigned
    director
  3. 2025-10-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-10-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-06-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-05-22
    ISLAM, Mohammad Nurul appointed
    director
  7. 2025-05-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-05-04
    ISLAM, Mohammad Nurul resigned
    director
  9. 2025-04-24
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-04-12
    AHMED, Mahir appointed
    director
  11. 2024-07-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-06-05
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-05-09
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2023-08-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-01-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-02-02
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  17. 2021-11-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BASIC SHIRTS LONDON LIMITED
  18. 2021-11-10
    ISLAM, Mohammad Nurul appointed
    director
  19. 2021-11-10
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Basic Shirts Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Basic Shirts Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BASIC SHIRTS LONDON LIMITED
This company · 13735576

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Basic Shirts Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest01/01/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mohammad Nurul Islamceased 01/05/2024· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46160 — SIC 46160

Registered office

150 Livingstone Road
Gillingham
ME7 2EL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ISLAM, Mohammad Nurul
director · ~67y · appointed 2025-05-22
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Active
AHMED, Mahir
director · ~24y · appointed 2025-04-12 · resigned 2025-11-20
Resigned
ISLAM, Mohammad Nurul
director · ~67y · appointed 2021-11-10 · resigned 2025-05-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-15