JUNE'S BRIDAL WEAR LIMITED

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SC406711 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-02
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 · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£-25.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £25,571

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£26k
↓ 83% YoY
Current Assets
£36k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£26k-£6k£14k£34k£54k£74kAug 2023Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£-25.6k£-12.5k£8.6k
Current assets£36.0k£52.9k£73.6k
Net assets£-25.6k£-14.0k£5.1k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-25
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  2. 2025-05-01
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  3. 2024-05-15
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  4. 2023-05-31
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  5. 2022-05-31
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  6. 2021-05-31
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  7. 2020-08-31
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  8. 2019-05-29
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  9. 2018-05-31
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  10. 2017-05-30
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  12. 2015-10-30
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  13. 2015-03-20
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  14. 2014-09-18
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  15. 2014-05-29
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  16. 2011-09-02
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    Company incorporated
    As JUNE'S BRIDAL WEAR LIMITED
  17. 2011-09-02
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    PERCY, June appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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 June Percy
Individual · British · DOB 12/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-09-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

Registered office

298 Caledonian Road
Wishaw
Lanarkshire
ML2 0HY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PERCY, June→
director · ~68y · appointed 2011-09-02
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Recent filings (30 total)

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2026-05-25
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2025-09-02
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accounts · AA
2025-05-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
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accounts · AA
2024-05-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
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2023-05-31
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2022-09-08
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2022-05-31
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2021-09-21
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2021-05-31
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2020-09-17
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2020-08-31
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2019-09-05
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2019-05-29