24A CENTRAL AVENUE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02110821 · ltd · incorporated 1987-03-16
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-38.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -91% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 38.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 38.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
115 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £38,743
Cash draining
Cash down 91% YoY
Cash YoY
-91%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
↓ 91% YoY
Net Worth
-£39k
↓ 140% YoY
Current Assets
£29k
↓ 54% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-12.9k | £8.7k |
| Current assets | £28.6k | £62.0k |
| Cash | £3.2k | £33.9k |
| Debtors | £15.1k | £10.9k |
| Net assets | £-38.7k | £-16.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-03-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-03-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-03-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-03-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-03-01➖MCMENAMIN, Deborah resigneddirector
- 2020-03-01➖MCMENAMIN, Sean Francis resigneddirector
- 2019-11-18➕WALLACE, Amy appointeddirector
- 2019-11-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-11-18📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-11-18🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-01-01➕MCMENAMIN, Deborah appointeddirector
- 2012-01-01➕MCMENAMIN, Sean Francis appointeddirector
- 2012-01-01➖MONTEROSSO, Nazzareno resigneddirector
- 2008-04-16➖HALL, Robert Keith resignedsecretary
- 2007-11-15➖MONTEROSSO, Calagero resigneddirector
- 2002-01-24➖JERRAM, Kenneth resigneddirector
- 1999-07-17➖WYATT, Rex Anthony resigneddirector
- 1987-08-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1987-03-16🏢Company incorporatedAs 24A CENTRAL AVENUE LIMITED
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Amy Wallace Individual · English · DOB 08/1987 · age 39 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 29/02/2020 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Sean Francis Mcmenaminceased 30/03/2020· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Deborah Mcmenaminceased 01/03/2020· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| @ 115 NR LTD→ 14398119 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 1 DOG AT A TIME RESCUE UK→ 09827423 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 186 PERFORMANCE LTD→ 15173282 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 1LWW CO LIMITED→ 14173219 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 21ST HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 08885351 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| 24-7 SECURE SYSTEMS LTD→ 14674365 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 278 CONSULTING LTD→ 07117364 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| 28 LOW STREET LIMITED→ 02181501 · est 1987 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 38y | — | — |
| 2BUILDUK LTD→ 09591487 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 30 WEST AVIATION AND HUMAN FACTORS CONSULTANTS LTD→ 10635595 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 360 COMMERCIAL CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED→ 09183113 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| 360 CONCEPTS LIMITED→ 05550498 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-03-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Registered office
Kh Hair 14 Central Avenue
West Bridgford
Nottingham
NG2 5GR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17
Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)
WALLACE, Amy→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2019-11-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HALL, Robert Keith→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2008-04-16
JERRAM, Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · resigned 2002-01-24
MCMENAMIN, Deborah→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2012-01-01 · resigned 2020-03-01
MCMENAMIN, Sean Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2012-01-01 · resigned 2020-03-01
MONTEROSSO, Calagero→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · resigned 2007-11-15
MONTEROSSO, Nazzareno→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · resigned 2012-01-01
WYATT, Rex Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 1999-07-17
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 04/08/1987 | 18/11/2019 |
Recent filings (115 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-03-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-03-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-03-30