THE EYE STORE.COM LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC229679 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-27

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.

Why now

Window steady · high confidence

Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.

· Lifecycle stage: mature → zombie
· Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buy → zombie_hold
· Deal-killer verdict: clean → workable
· Hygiene score: 90 → 85

Opportunity decay

drifting distress · 6-months

Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.

· Lifecycle stage drifting downward
· Currently "zombie"

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 1 improved, 2 worsened.

↓Lifecycle stage: mature → zombie
·Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buy → zombie_hold
↑Deal-killer verdict: clean → workable
↓Hygiene score: 90 → 85

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£34.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 47749

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). 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 (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £34,447

Net assets shrinking

Down £5,162 YoY

Cash YoY

-4%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£17k

↓ 4.0% YoY

Net Worth

£34k

↓ 13% YoY

Current Assets

£47k

↓ 19% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£35.1k	£40.2k
Current assets	£47.0k	£58.2k
Cash	£16.6k	£17.3k
Debtors	£21.3k	£31.4k
Net assets	£34.4k	£39.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-06-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-17
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-11
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JOHANSEN, Ian Henderson resigned
director
2026-03-30
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-15
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JOHANSEN, Hilda Annette appointed
director
2025-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
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accounts · AA
2022-12-22
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accounts · AA
2021-12-22
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accounts · AA
2021-02-12
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accounts · AA
2019-12-11
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accounts · AA
2018-11-23
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accounts · AA
2017-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-12-20
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accounts · AA
2016-03-31
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annual-return · AR01
2002-03-27
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Company incorporated
As THE EYE STORE.COM LTD.
2002-03-27
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JOHANSEN, Hilda Annette appointed
secretary
2002-03-27
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-03-27
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-03-27
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JOHANSEN, Ian Henderson appointed
director
2002-03-27
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-03-27
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

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 age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Hilda Annette Johansen Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	15/01/2026
Mr Ian Henderson Johansen Individual · British · DOB 09/1952 · age 74	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2002-03-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47749 — SIC 47749

Registered office

33 Leslie Street

Blairgowrie

Perthshire

PH10 6AW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-10

Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

JOHANSEN, Hilda Annette→

secretary · appointed 2002-03-27

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Active

JOHANSEN, Hilda Annette→

director · ~72y · appointed 2026-01-15

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-27 · resigned 2002-03-27

Resigned

JOHANSEN, Ian Henderson→

director · ~74y · appointed 2002-03-27 · resigned 2026-06-11

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-27 · resigned 2002-03-27

Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

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

officers · TM01

2026-06-18

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-06-17

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-31

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2026-03-30

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

officers · AP01

2026-01-20