12345 RETAIL GROUP LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14030878 · ltd · incorporated 2022-04-06
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-41.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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: high (81/100)

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
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
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
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 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £41,547
Net assets shrinking
Down £42,119 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£42k
↓ 7363% YoY
Current Assets
£1.6m
↑ 182% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£42k£285k£611k£937k£1.3m£1.6mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£-41.1k£1.19M
Current assets£1.59M£563.6k
Net assets£-41.5k£572

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-01-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-12
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2023-06-27
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-04-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 12345 RETAIL GROUP LIMITED
  8. 2022-04-06
    XIE, Shichuang appointed
    director
  9. 2022-04-06
    📄
    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
Mr Shichuang Xie
Individual · Kittitian · DOB 04/1986 · age 40
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2022

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
Incorporated2022-04-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

205 Lavender Hill
London
SW11 5TB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

XIE, Shichuang
director · ~40y · appointed 2022-04-06
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Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-06-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-04-06