BELLE AND BRAMBLE INTERIORS LTD

💤Zombieactive
14820957 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-23
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
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
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 (76/100)

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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-01-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-04-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BELLE AND BRAMBLE INTERIORS LTD
  6. 2023-04-23
    SZALAJDA, Marie Louise appointed
    director
  7. 2023-04-23
    📄
    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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Marie Louise Szalajda
Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control23/04/2023
Mr Richard John Stanley
Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting23/04/2023

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
Incorporated2023-04-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

International House
55 Longsmith Street
Gloucester
GL1 2HT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-06
Last: 2026-04-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SZALAJDA, Marie Louise
director · ~54y · appointed 2023-04-23
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Recent filings (8 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-23