NIMBUS RETAIL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC543443 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-23
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees3400

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-07-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-08-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-03-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2023-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-03-08
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  11. 2023-02-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2022-12-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-07-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2022-07-12
    MORGAN, Thomas Edward resigned
    director
  15. 2022-07-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-06-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2022-04-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2022-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-03-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  20. 2022-03-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  21. 2022-02-24
    BERTHUY, Alexis Lucas appointed
    director
  22. 2022-02-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2016-08-23
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    Company incorporated
    As NIMBUS RETAIL LIMITED
  24. 2016-08-23
    MORGAN, Thomas Edward 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexis Lucas Berthuy
Individual · French · DOB 04/1990 · age 36
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control08/02/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Alexandriaceased 08/02/2017· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Thomas Edward Morganceased 08/02/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence

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
Incorporated2016-08-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

A2 Inveralmond Grove
Inveralmond Industrial Estate
Perth
PH1 3UG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BERTHUY, Alexis Lucas
director · ~36y · appointed 2022-02-24
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Active
MORGAN, Thomas Edward
director · ~36y · appointed 2016-08-23 · resigned 2022-07-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-03-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-01