ATELIER HAIR COUTURE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06094245 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-12
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£2.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,528
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,077 YoY
Cash YoY
+101%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£5k
↑ 101% YoY
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£24k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.5k | £3.6k |
| Current assets | £23.6k | £19.4k |
| Cash | £4.9k | £2.4k |
| Debtors | £18.4k | £16.6k |
| Net assets | £2.5k | £3.6k |
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
4
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-06📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-08-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-08-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-03-08📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-03-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2007-02-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ATELIER HAIR COUTURE LIMITED
- 2007-02-12➕BAKER, Mark Daniel appointedsecretary
- 2007-02-12➕BAKER, Mark Daniel appointeddirector
- 2007-02-12➕MILLICAN, Haley appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Haley Millican Individual · British · DOB 03/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Mark Daniel Baker Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-02-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Registered office
4 Mason Court Gillan Way
Penrith 40 Business Park
Penrith
Cumbria
CA11 9GR
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BAKER, Mark Daniel→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-02-12
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BAKER, Mark Daniel→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2007-02-12
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MILLICAN, Haley→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2007-02-12
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Recent filings (63 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-08