TRENDY TRASH UK LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC664964 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-22
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 opening · high confidence
More negotiable than before — 3 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • · Opportunity score: 76 → 68
  • · Bankability: 75 → 65
  • · Distress / opportunity: avoid → speculative
Opportunity decay
softening · 6-months
Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.
  • · 3 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • Opportunity score: 7668
  • Hygiene score: 9070
  • Bankability: 7565
  • ·Distress / opportunity: avoidspeculative
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), 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 (73/100).

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
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
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-10
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-09-09
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-04-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-22
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2023-07-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-07-21
    📄
    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  10. 2021-11-23
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  11. 2021-09-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2020-06-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TRENDY TRASH UK LTD
  13. 2020-06-22
    CLARK, Brian appointed
    director
  14. 2020-06-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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: 2026-07-05

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian Clark
Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/06/2020

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
Incorporated2020-06-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

Haugh Steading Cottage Edinburgh Road
Lothian
Newbridge
Midlothian
EH28 8LA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-05OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-21

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CLARK, Brian
director · ~59y · appointed 2020-06-22
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Recent filings (17 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2023-07-21
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2021-11-23