BELLS AND WHISTLES LUXURY LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14944318 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-19
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
10 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 200 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-19🏢Company incorporatedAs BELLS AND WHISTLES LUXURY LTD
- 2023-06-19➕EVANS, Sian Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2023-06-19➕HARDIMAN, Ryan Michael appointeddirector
- 2023-06-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ryan Michael Hardiman Individual · British · DOB 01/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 19/06/2023 |
Sian Elizabeth Evans Individual · British · DOB 09/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 19/06/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
40 Foregate Street
Worcester
WR1 1EE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-02
Last: 2026-06-18
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
EVANS, Sian Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2023-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARDIMAN, Ryan Michael→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2023-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (10 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-19