9 BENEFITS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14187983 · ltd · incorporated 2022-06-22
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£69.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed retail with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 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
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
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 £69,538
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£70k
Current Assets
£39k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £69.5k |
| Current assets | £38.6k |
| Net assets | £69.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-07-30📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-15📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-06-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-07-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-12➕VIRANI, Dhara appointeddirector
- 2024-07-10➖COWPER, Kirsty resigneddirector
- 2024-06-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-06-14➕COWPER, Kirsty appointeddirector
- 2024-06-11📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-05-29✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-05-10✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-05-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-05-10📄termination-director-companyofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-05-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-05-07➕CISMARU, Viorica appointeddirector
- 2023-05-07➖THORNTON, Nuala Martine resigneddirector
- 2022-06-22🏢Company incorporatedAs 9 BENEFITS LTD
- 2022-06-22➕THORNTON, Nuala Martine appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Accounts overdue
highStatutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Viorica Cismaru Individual · Romanian · DOB 10/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 07/05/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Cfs Secretaries Limitedceased 07/05/2023· significant influence
- Mrs Nuala Martine Thorntonceased 07/05/2023· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-06-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Registered office
602 10 Elvin Gardens
London
HA9 0GW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
CISMARU, Viorica→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-05-07
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VIRANI, Dhara→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2024-07-12
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COWPER, Kirsty→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2024-06-14 · resigned 2024-07-10
THORNTON, Nuala Martine→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2022-06-22 · resigned 2023-05-07
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Recent filings (28 total)
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-07-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-06-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-05-29