BABY COW LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive

15375793 · ltd · incorporated 2023-12-29

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

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

69/100

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

Active trading company. 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 (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

20 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

69/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-12-16	2024-12-16
Total assets	—	£3.0k
Current assets	—	£900
Net assets	—	£3.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 2 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-04-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-01
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-31
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-25
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-05
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default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2024-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-07-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-15
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-07-08
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CURTEIS, Joe appointed
secretary
2024-05-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-29
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Company incorporated
As BABY COW LIMITED
2023-12-29
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LIU, Zaide appointed
director
2023-12-29
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CONROY, Hayleigh appointed
director
2023-12-29
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CONROY, Hayleigh resigned
director
2023-12-29
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LIU, Zaide appointed
director
2023-12-29
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LIU, Zaide resigned
director
2023-12-29
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100

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.
+Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Zaide Liu Individual · Chinese · DOB 05/1989 · age 37	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	29/12/2023

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

Incorporated2023-12-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

906d Edgcumbe Court

Plymouth

PL1 3QR

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-16

Last made up to: 2025-12-16

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-30

Last: 2025-12-16

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CURTEIS, Joe→

secretary · appointed 2024-07-08

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Active

LIU, Zaide→

director · ~37y · appointed 2023-12-29

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Active

CONROY, Hayleigh→

director · ~36y · appointed 2023-12-29 · resigned 2023-12-29

Resigned

LIU, Zaide→

director · ~37y · appointed 2023-12-29 · resigned 2023-12-29

Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-04-03

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-04-01

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-03-16

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-03-16

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-03-12

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-03-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-01-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-23

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-11-28

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2025-04-01

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-03-31

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2025-03-25

default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied

address · RP05

2025-02-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-12-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-16