BIJOUX RETAIL LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC640283 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-30

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 Aug 2025

Net worth

£100.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

27 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £100,005

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£100k

↑ 1105% YoY

Current Assets

£97k

↑ 613% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£100.0k	£18.6k
Current assets	£97.0k	£13.6k
Debtors	£97.0k	—
Net assets	£100.0k	£8.3k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-01-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-18
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-26
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-10-15
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-10-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-09-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-08-31
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GILLIES, Edwina appointed
director
2019-08-31
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-08-31
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-08-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-08-30
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Company incorporated
As BIJOUX RETAIL LTD
2019-08-30
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COSEC LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2019-08-30
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COSEC LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2019-08-30
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MCMEEKIN, James Stuart appointed
director
2019-08-30
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MCMEEKIN, James Stuart resigned
director
2019-08-30
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COSEC LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2019-08-30
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COSEC LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2019-08-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-08-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-08-30
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Edwina Gillies Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	31/08/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Codir Limitedceased 31/08/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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

Incorporated2019-08-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Kilted Kin Ltd

59 West Blackhall Street

Greenock

PA15 1XE

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-22

Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

GILLIES, Edwina→

director · ~53y · appointed 2019-08-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COSEC LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-08-30 · resigned 2019-08-30

Resigned

MCMEEKIN, James Stuart→

director · ~59y · appointed 2019-08-30 · resigned 2019-08-30

Resigned

COSEC LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2019-08-30 · resigned 2019-08-30

Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-01-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-11