ANNA'S BEAUTY CENTRE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04516563 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-21
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
£2.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -65% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,512
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,672 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 65% YoY
Cash YoY
-65%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↓ 65% YoY
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 78% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↓ 8.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£11k£16k£22k£27kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£3.3k£13.0k
Current assets£25.0k£27.2k
Cash£2.7k£7.9k
Debtors£4.9k£1.1k
Net assets£2.5k£11.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-15
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-09-01
    ➖
    JOWITT, David Michael resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-09-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2017-09-05
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2017-09-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2017-09-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2002-08-23
    ➕
    HUSSAIN, Anna Louise appointed
    director
  18. 2002-08-23
    ➕
    JOWITT, David Michael appointed
    secretary
  19. 2002-08-23
    ➖
    HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2002-08-23
    ➖
    HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  21. 2002-08-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ANNA'S BEAUTY CENTRE LIMITED
  22. 2002-08-21
    ➕
    HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-08-21
    ➕
    HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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 Anna Louise Hussain
Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Horley Green Chartered Accountantsceased 14/07/2017· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

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
Incorporated2002-08-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

Riplingham House
Westoby Lane
Riplingham
East Riding Of Yorkshire
HU20 3XT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

HUSSAIN, Anna Louise→
director · ~51y · appointed 2002-08-23
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Active
JOWITT, David Michael→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-23 · resigned 2025-09-01
Resigned
HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-21 · resigned 2002-08-23
Resigned
HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-21 · resigned 2002-08-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-24