WHITE GOLD BRIDAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
NI658358 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-17
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£11.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47190Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -34% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,965
Cash YoY
-34%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↓ 34% YoY
Net Worth
£11k
↑ 42% YoY
Current Assets
£31k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£12k£18k£25k£31kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£11.0k£7.7k
Current assets£30.8k£30.7k
Cash£5.7k£8.6k
Debtors£38£2.4k
Net assets£11.0k£7.7k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-04-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-05-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-04-23
    ➖
    ANDERSON, Katherine resigned
    director
  8. 2024-04-23
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-04-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2023-04-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-04-26
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2022-04-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2021-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-06-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2020-04-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2019-01-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As WHITE GOLD BRIDAL LIMITED
  20. 2019-01-17
    ➕
    CAIRNS, Dorothy appointed
    director
  21. 2019-01-17
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Katherine appointed
    director
  22. 2019-01-17
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    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 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-01-17
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Unit 15 The Wool Tower Raceview Road
Broughshane
Ballymena
Co. Antrim.
BT42 4JJ
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CAIRNS, Dorothy→
director · ~64y · appointed 2019-01-17
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Active
ANDERSON, Katherine→
director · ~38y · appointed 2019-01-17 · resigned 2024-04-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-05-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31