24 HAIR AND BEAUTY SALON LTD
🌳Matureactive
05396586 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-17
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£65.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 96020Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 13.6y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £65,702
Cash YoY
-18%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£27k
↓ 18% YoY
Net Worth
£66k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£55k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £202.7k | £207.3k |
| Current assets | £54.7k | £67.1k |
| Cash | £27.5k | £33.4k |
| Debtors | £5.7k | £11.7k |
| Net assets | £65.7k | £58.9k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-10-21🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2025-10-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-09-29🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Landbay Partners Limited
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-02-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-01-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-01-15🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2018-11-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2018-06-13➕HOBSON, Carl Raymond appointeddirector
- 2018-06-08➖DOWELL, Elizabeth Joan resigneddirector
- 2018-06-08➖DOWELL, John Arthur resigneddirector
- 2017-03-20➖DOWELL, Elizabeth Joan resignedsecretary
- 2012-10-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Risborough Tyre Co Limited
- 2006-04-10➕DOWELL, Elizabeth Joan appointedsecretary
- 2006-04-10➖FEARNLEY, Neil Clive resignedsecretary
- 2006-04-10➕DOWELL, Elizabeth Joan appointeddirector
- 2006-04-10➕DOWELL, John Arthur appointeddirector
- 2006-04-10➖FEARNLEY, Neil Clive resigneddirector
- 2005-03-17🏢Company incorporatedAs 24 HAIR AND BEAUTY SALON LTD
- 2005-03-17➕HOBSON, Clare Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2005-03-17➕FEARNLEY, Neil Clive appointedsecretary
- 2005-03-17➕FEARNLEY, Neil Clive appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Clare Elizabeth Hobson Individual · British · DOB 04/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | 50–75% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 17/03/2017 |
Mr Carl Raymond Hobson Individual · British · DOB 10/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/01/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Elizabeth Joan Dowellceased 08/06/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
- Mr John Arthur Dowellceased 08/06/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
Second Floor Kennel Club House
Gatehouse Way
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
HP19 8DB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-12
Last: 2026-04-28
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
HOBSON, Carl Raymond→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2018-06-13
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HOBSON, Clare Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2005-03-17
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DOWELL, Elizabeth Joan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-04-10 · resigned 2017-03-20
FEARNLEY, Neil Clive→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-03-17 · resigned 2006-04-10
DOWELL, Elizabeth Joan→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2006-04-10 · resigned 2018-06-08
DOWELL, John Arthur→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2006-04-10 · resigned 2018-06-08
FEARNLEY, Neil Clive→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2005-03-17 · resigned 2006-04-10
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Landbay Landbay Partners Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/09/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/01/2019 | 21/10/2025 | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 05/11/2018 | — | |
| satisfied | Risborough Tyre Co Risborough Tyre Co Limited | Underlease | 1 property | 29/10/2012 | 24/02/2025 |
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Recent filings (91 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-02-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-03