BESPOKE LUXURY BOXES LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved
14587140 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-12
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
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Turnover
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
57/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 57/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. 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, 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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
57/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
20
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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
2
filings
  • 2 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-08-04
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2026-08-04
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2026-05-19
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-11-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BESPOKE LUXURY BOXES LTD
  7. 2023-01-12
    HARROD, Stephen William appointed
    director
  8. 2023-01-12
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-08-04

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen William Harrod
Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/01/2023

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-01-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31090 — Manufacture of other furniture

Registered office

14, Hillwood Uk Ltd
Armstrong Close
St. Leonards-On-Sea
East Sussex
TN38 9ST
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last: 2025-01-11

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

HARROD, Stephen William
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-01-12
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Recent filings (7 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2026-08-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-01-12