PHOENIX STORES LTD

🚨Distressedactive
SC499940 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-09
Investment thesis
Attractive distress candidate — real problems but workable structure.
Why interesting: Falling signals but no deal-breakers yet; room for negotiation and turnaround.
Why risky: Signals worsening; needs speed and capital discipline.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2023
Net worth
£-47.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
55/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 55/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 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
55/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
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 £47,810

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£48k
↓ 1.2% YoY
Current Assets
£56k
↑ 172% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£48k-£27k-£6k£14k£35k£56kMar 2022Mar 2023

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2023-03-312022-03-31
Total assets£-5.1k£423
Current assets£55.7k£20.5k
Net assets£-47.8k£-47.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-07-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2024-07-14
    VADLAMUDI, Harini resigned
    director
  3. 2024-03-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-23
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-04-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-01
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  8. 2022-03-01
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2021-10-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-10-08
    BODASINGU, Praveen Kumar resigned
    director
  11. 2021-08-13
    BODASINGU, Praveen Kumar appointed
    director
  12. 2021-08-13
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-08-13
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2021-08-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-08-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2021-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-03-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2020-10-04
    GOGINENI, Jagan resigned
    director
  19. 2020-01-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-11-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2016-04-02
    KODALI, Anusha resigned
    director
  23. 2015-03-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PHOENIX STORES LTD
  24. 2015-03-09
    VADLAMUDI, Harish appointed
    director
  25. 2015-03-09
    GOGINENI, Jagan appointed
    director
  26. 2015-03-09
    KODALI, Anusha appointed
    director
  27. 2015-03-09
    VADLAMUDI, Harini appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-07-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Harish Vadlamudi
Individual · Indian · DOB 06/1985 · age 41
board controlboard control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-03-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47240 — Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores

Registered office

36 Grandholm Crescent
Bridge Of Don
Aberdeen
AB22 8BA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2024-12-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-07-31OVERDUE
Last: 2024-07-17

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

VADLAMUDI, Harish
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-03-09
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Active
BODASINGU, Praveen Kumar
director · ~43y · appointed 2021-08-13 · resigned 2021-10-08
Resigned
GOGINENI, Jagan
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-03-09 · resigned 2020-10-04
Resigned
KODALI, Anusha
director · ~40y · appointed 2015-03-09 · resigned 2016-04-02
Resigned
VADLAMUDI, Harini
director · ~32y · appointed 2015-03-09 · resigned 2024-07-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-22
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-04-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-08-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-13