AYESHA BURNELL DESIGNS LTD

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14868901 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-15
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 May 2025
Net worth
£4.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,361

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£4k
Current Assets
£5k
Current Liabilities
£0£1k£2k£3k£4k£5kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£4.4k
Current assets£5.5k
Net assets£4.4k
Average employees0

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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-27
    ROMANOWSKA, Ewelina appointed
    secretary
  3. 2025-08-27
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-08-27
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2025-06-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-05-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-05-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-02-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AYESHA BURNELL DESIGNS LTD
  10. 2023-05-15
    BURNELL, Ayesha appointed
    director
  11. 2023-05-15
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BURNELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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
Mrs Ayesha Burnell
Individual · British · DOB 10/1990 · age 36
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/05/2023

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
Incorporated2023-05-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

39 East Stoke
Stoke-Sub-Hamdon
TA14 6RQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-28
Last: 2026-05-14

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ROMANOWSKA, Ewelina
secretary · appointed 2025-08-27
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Active
BURNELL, Ayesha
director · ~36y · appointed 2023-05-15
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Active

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Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-27
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-08-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-15