WHYBEE LTD
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Executive summary
WHYBEE exemplifies the precarious position of mid-scale e-commerce retailers that achieved growth during the pandemic boom but lacked the margin resilience to weather the subsequent correction. The company's balance sheet was dominated by inventory (75.5% of assets) with weak liquidity (quick ratio of 0.33x) and significant secured debt, creating a fragile structure vulnerable to the sector-wide headwinds of 2022 – rising costs, normalising demand, and tighter supplier terms. Its dissolution reflects the broader attrition among online retailers that could not sustain profitability once the exceptional trading conditions of 2020-2021 subsided.
Shareholders' funds
£136,569
Balance sheet as at 2022-06-30
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2011-04-21
- Dissolved
- 2026-08-13
- Registered office
- C/O Ideal Corporate Solutions Limited, Lancaster House, 171 Chorley New Road, Bolton, BL1 4QZ
- Postcode
- BL1 4QZ
- Capital
- 10 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2022-06-30
- Financial year end
- 30 June
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2023-04-21
Nature of business (SIC)
- 47910 Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Officers 2 current
Contact details
- Website
- whybee.co.uk
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| UNIT 12A WATERFOOT BUSINESS CENTRE, BURNLEY ROAD EAST, WATERFOOT, LANCASHIRE, BB4 9HU, UNITED KINGDOM | 2012-07-25 |
The class of 2011
21%
of the 4,029 companies in this sector incorporated in 2011 are still active today; 76% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.