2BY2 CLOTHING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14369748 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-22
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.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 11 → 13
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 1113
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
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£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees1100

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
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-14
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-06-24
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-04-08
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-04-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2026-04-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-05-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 2BY2 CLOTHING LIMITED
  11. 2022-09-22
    DONNELLY, Samuel James appointed
    director
  12. 2022-09-22
    📄
    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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Samuel James Donnelly
Individual · British · DOB 07/2002 · age 24
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/09/2022

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
Incorporated2022-09-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

Registered office

The Octagon Suite E2 2nd Floor
Middleborough
Colchester
Essex
CO1 1TG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DONNELLY, Samuel James
director · ~24y · appointed 2022-09-22
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Recent filings (13 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-07-14
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-09-22