A B HAIR & BEAUTY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04861802 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-11
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£690.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 57). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 21.9y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £690,512
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£608k
Net Worth
£691k
Current Assets
£629k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £690.5k | — |
| Current assets | £629.2k | — |
| Cash | £608.4k | — |
| Debtors | £12.8k | — |
| Net assets | £690.5k | — |
| Average employees | — | 400 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-18📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-03-18🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-04-02🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2013-10-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2012-12-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC (The Bank)
- 2011-10-27➖WINDIBANK, Joanne resignedsecretary
- 2004-07-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Coal Pension Properties Limited
- 2003-08-11🏢Company incorporatedAs A B HAIR & BEAUTY LIMITED
- 2003-08-11➕BARNES, Andrew Graham appointeddirector
- 2003-08-11➕WINDIBANK, Joanne appointedsecretary
- 2003-08-11➕QA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-08-11➖QA REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-08-11➕QA NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-08-11➖QA NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 candidateStrong 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Graham Barnes Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 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 →
🔒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
Incorporated2003-08-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Registered office
Saxon House
27 Duke Street
Chelmsford
CM1 1HT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-23
Last: 2025-08-09
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
BARNES, Andrew Graham→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2003-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WINDIBANK, Joanne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-08-11 · resigned 2011-10-27
QA REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-08-11 · resigned 2003-08-11
QA NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-08-11 · resigned 2003-08-11
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 02/04/2014 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC (The Bank) | Mortgage | 1 property | 03/12/2012 | 18/03/2024 | |
| satisfied | Coal Pension Properties Coal Pension Properties Limited | Deed of deposit | 1 property | 09/07/2004 | 26/10/2013 |
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Recent filings (62 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-28