URBAN SHOP LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC556675 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-06
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
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£463
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46190Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
  • 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed automotive with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £463

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£463
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£93£185£278£370£463Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£1£1
Net assets£463£463

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-19
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-29
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2022-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-05
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2019-04-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2018-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-02
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-02-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-01-05
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-01-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-02-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As URBAN SHOP LTD
  19. 2017-02-06
    URBANSKI, Kacper Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-19

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kacper Robert Urbanski
Individual · Polish · DOB 01/1980 · age 46
75100%
75-100% shares06/02/2017

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
Incorporated2017-02-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

57 Nith Street
Dunfermline
KY11 4LX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-19OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

URBANSKI, Kacper Robert
director · ~46y · appointed 2017-02-06
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Recent filings (26 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-29
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-03-05