OLIVIA DONEGAN LTD

🌱Startupactive
NI718089 · ltd · incorporated 2024-07-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2026
Net worth
£200
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
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
74
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 £200

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£200
Current Assets
£100
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-04-17
Total assets£200
Current assets£100
Net assets£200

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
7
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2026-03-24
    YU, Chang appointed
    director
  4. 2026-03-24
    GORDON, Marni Olivia Cora resigned
    director
  5. 2026-03-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2026-03-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2026-03-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2026-03-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-08-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2025-07-26
    ZHANG, Fenglan resigned
    director
  11. 2025-07-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2025-07-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2025-07-04
    ZHANG, Fenglan appointed
    director
  14. 2024-10-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2024-09-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2024-07-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As OLIVIA DONEGAN LTD
  17. 2024-07-09
    GORDON, Marni Olivia Cora appointed
    director
  18. 2024-07-09
    📄
    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 1.9 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 med · 1 low
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: GORDON, Marni Olivia Cora resigned 2026-03-24; ZHANG, Fenglan resigned 2025-07-26

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
Mr Chang Yu
Individual · Chinese · DOB 02/1971 · age 55
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/03/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Marni Olivia Cora Gordonceased 24/03/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2024-07-09
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC47530 — Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores

Registered office

Office 223 Forsyth House
Cromac Square
Belfast
BT2 8LA
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-17
Last made up to: 2026-04-17
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

YU, Chang
director · ~55y · appointed 2026-03-24
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Active
GORDON, Marni Olivia Cora
director · ~23y · appointed 2024-07-09 · resigned 2026-03-24
Resigned
ZHANG, Fenglan
director · ~69y · appointed 2025-07-04 · resigned 2025-07-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-07-09