3D HAIR DESIGN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04808352 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-24

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

—

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: active trading company 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: 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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

61 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31

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

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-11-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-02-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-06-28
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-03-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2017-03-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-07-04
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-06-30
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MCCLUSKEY, Graham appointed
secretary
2015-06-30
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MCCLUSKEY, Adillah Ashton resigned
secretary
2015-06-30
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2003-07-24
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MCCLUSKEY, Adillah Ashton appointed
secretary
2003-07-24
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MCCLUSKEY, Graham resigned
secretary
2003-06-24
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Company incorporated
As 3D HAIR DESIGN LIMITED
2003-06-24
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MCCLUSKEY, Diane Ashton appointed
director
2003-06-24
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MCCLUSKEY, Graham appointed
secretary
2003-06-24
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YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-06-24
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YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-06-24
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YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-06-24
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YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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 23 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Diane Ashton Mccluskey Individual · British · DOB 11/1971 · age 55	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-06-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

20 Hollyshaw Crescent

Leeds

LS15 7AN

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-15

Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MCCLUSKEY, Graham→

secretary · appointed 2015-06-30

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Active

MCCLUSKEY, Diane Ashton→

director · ~55y · appointed 2003-06-24

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Active

MCCLUSKEY, Adillah Ashton→

secretary · appointed 2003-07-24 · resigned 2015-06-30

Resigned

MCCLUSKEY, Graham→

secretary · appointed 2003-06-24 · resigned 2003-07-24

Resigned

YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-24 · resigned 2003-06-24

Resigned

YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-24 · resigned 2003-06-24

Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

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

accounts · AA

2025-11-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-01

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

accounts · AA

2025-01-03

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-12-02

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-15