BIG LOVE LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC679789 · ltd · incorporated 2020-11-04
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
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 70/100 (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: 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
77
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
-£5k-£3k-£886£958£3k£5kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£-4.0k
Current assets£4.6k
Net assets£-4.6k

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.

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
5
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-07
    KING, Ellanor Jane resigned
    director
  2. 2025-11-07
    KING, Lauran Frances resigned
    director
  3. 2025-11-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-11-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-11-07
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-11-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-10-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2025-10-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2025-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2025-09-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-09-02
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-11-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2023-11-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-08-04
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-02-10
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2021-02-10
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    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-01-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2020-11-04
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    Company incorporated
    As BIG LOVE LTD
  20. 2020-11-04
    GIBBONS, Sarah appointed
    director
  21. 2020-11-04
    KING, Ellanor Jane appointed
    director
  22. 2020-11-04
    KING, Lauran Frances appointed
    director
  23. 2020-11-04
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: KING, Ellanor Jane resigned 2025-11-07; KING, Lauran Frances resigned 2025-11-07

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sarah Gibbons
Individual · British · DOB 11/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control04/11/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Ellanor Jane Kingceased 07/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mrs Lauran Frances Kingceased 07/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2020-11-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

8 Parnie Street
Glasgow
G1 5LR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

GIBBONS, Sarah
director · ~41y · appointed 2020-11-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KING, Ellanor Jane
director · ~43y · appointed 2020-11-04 · resigned 2025-11-07
Resigned
KING, Lauran Frances
director · ~43y · appointed 2020-11-04 · resigned 2025-11-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31