BABY BIRDS WELLNESS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14201091 · ltd · incorporated 2022-06-28
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 2025
Net worth
£-1.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 96020Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,693
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£2k
↓ 4.7% YoY
Current Assets
£244
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1.7k | £-1.6k |
| Current assets | £244 | £315 |
| Cash | — | £265 |
| Debtors | £244 | — |
| Net assets | £-1.7k | £-1.6k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-05➕CHARLESWORTH, Emma appointeddirector
- 2024-08-05➕FRANCIS COLEMAN, Molly May appointeddirector
- 2023-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-09-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-01➕PYE, Roma appointeddirector
- 2022-07-01➖CHARLESWORTH, Emma resigneddirector
- 2022-07-01➖FRANCIS COLEMAN, Molly May resigneddirector
- 2022-06-28🏢Company incorporatedAs BABY BIRDS WELLNESS LTD
- 2022-06-28➕CHARLESWORTH, Emma appointeddirector
- 2022-06-28➕FRANCIS COLEMAN, Molly May appointeddirector
- 2022-06-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Molly May Francis Coleman Individual · British · DOB 08/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 28/06/2022 |
Mrs Emma Charlesworth Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 28/06/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| 109 WETSUITS LTD→ 13743325 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ABC DESIGN & MOJI UK LTD→ 15182937 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AFTERWARDS LTD→ 11815137 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AGNI FUELS LTD→ 15191434 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ANDY HARVEY LIMITED→ 09454717 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ARTHUR FORDHAM LTD→ 11272701 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AUREA FASHION LTD→ 16655935 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AUSUS LTD→ 13842676 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AYOME GROCERIES LTD→ 16687694 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BABOUSHKINI LIMITED→ 13448834 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-06-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47750 — Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores
Registered office
Unit D1-D2 Link Park Chickerell Link Road
Chickerell
Weymouth
DT3 4FL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11
Last: 2025-06-27
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
CHARLESWORTH, Emma→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2024-08-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FRANCIS COLEMAN, Molly May→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2024-08-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHARLESWORTH, Emma→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2022-06-28 · resigned 2022-07-01
FRANCIS COLEMAN, Molly May→
Resigneddirector · ~33y · appointed 2022-06-28 · resigned 2022-07-01
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Recent filings (13 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-06-28