21 BOWLING GREEN STREET LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01019209 · ltd · incorporated 1971-07-29
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 38.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Feb 2026
Net worth
£79.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 38.4y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 38.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (86/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 9 with DOB)
88
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
113 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £79,165
Cash YoY
+19%
Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£51k
↑ 19% YoY
Net Worth
£79k
↑ 2.3% YoY
Current Assets
£83k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£17k£33k£50k£67k£83kFeb 2024Feb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-02-282025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£79.2k£78.1k£76.0k
Current assets£83.2k£70.8k£47.4k
Cash£51.0k£43.0k£27.6k
Debtors£19.7k£18.2k£10.0k
Net assets£79.2k£77.4k£73.4k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-06
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    capital · SH08
  3. 2025-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-03-24
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    ROE, Joanne Susan appointed
    director
  6. 2024-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-25
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    address · AD01
  16. 2018-09-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-09-05
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    MESSIAS, Darren resigned
    director
  18. 2017-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2012-11-09
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Convoy Investments Limited
  20. 2012-11-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Convoy Investments Limited
  21. 2008-04-16
    ➖
    HALL, Robert Keith resigned
    secretary
  22. 2007-06-26
    ➕
    MESSIAS, Darren appointed
    director
  23. 2007-05-31
    ➖
    LACEY, Timothy James resigned
    director
  24. 2004-07-31
    ➖
    LACEY, Anna Mary resigned
    director
  25. 2004-07-31
    ➖
    MESSIAS, Stephen Alan resigned
    director
  26. 2004-07-31
    ➖
    MESSIAS, Susan Hilary resigned
    director
  27. 2004-04-07
    ➖
    MESSIAS, Darren resigned
    director
  28. 2002-01-24
    ➖
    JERRAM, Kenneth resigned
    director
  29. 1997-03-01
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    FALL, Amanda appointed
    director
  30. 1996-06-06
    ➕
    MESSIAS, Darren appointed
    director
  31. 1988-02-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  32. 1971-07-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 21 BOWLING GREEN STREET LIMITED

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Amanda Fall
Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/08/2016

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
Incorporated1971-07-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

25 Bowling Green Street
Leicester
LE1 6AS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

FALL, Amanda→
director · ~53y · appointed 1997-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROE, Joanne Susan→
director · ~43y · appointed 2025-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALL, Robert Keith→
secretary · resigned 2008-04-16
Resigned
JERRAM, Kenneth→
director · ~86y · resigned 2002-01-24
Resigned
LACEY, Anna Mary→
director · ~79y · resigned 2004-07-31
Resigned
LACEY, Timothy James→
director · ~79y · resigned 2007-05-31
Resigned
MESSIAS, Darren→
director · ~53y · appointed 2007-06-26 · resigned 2018-09-05
Resigned
MESSIAS, Darren→
director · ~53y · appointed 1996-06-06 · resigned 2004-04-07
Resigned
MESSIAS, Stephen Alan→
director · ~82y · resigned 2004-07-31
Resigned
MESSIAS, Susan Hilary→
director · ~81y · resigned 2004-07-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Convoy Investments
Convoy Investments Limited
Rent deposit deed1 property09/11/2012—
outstanding
Convoy Investments
Convoy Investments Limited
Rent deposit deed1 property09/11/2012—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property10/02/1988—
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Recent filings (113 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25