IN THE MIX LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC378080 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-06
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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-£53k-£32k-£11k£11k£32k£53kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets—£67.3k
Current assets—£52.8k
Debtors—£127
Net assets—£-52.8k
Average employees8—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-11-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2022-05-05
    ➖
    WWW.FIRSTREGISTRARS.CO.UK LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2022-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-13
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2020-01-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  14. 2019-07-01
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2019-06-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  16. 2019-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-10-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-10-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2018-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2010-05-06
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    Company incorporated
    As IN THE MIX LIMITED
  21. 2010-05-06
    ➕
    WARBURTON, Sarah appointed
    director
  22. 2010-05-06
    ➕
    WWW.FIRSTREGISTRARS.CO.UK LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sarah Warburton
Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-05-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

Registered office

1 Simonsburn Road
Loreny Industrial Estate
Kilmarnock
KA1 5LA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-20
Last: 2025-05-06

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WARBURTON, Sarah→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-05-06
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Active
WWW.FIRSTREGISTRARS.CO.UK LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-05-06 · resigned 2022-05-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—25/06/201913/01/2020

Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-03