ADVANCED BEAUTY CLINIC LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06224055 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-24
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-11.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £11,902
Very low cash
Cash position: £20
Cash YoY
+67%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£20
↑ 67% YoY
Net Worth
-£12k
↓ 44% YoY
Current Assets
£20
↓ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £491 | £16.9k |
| Current assets | £20 | £16.1k |
| Cash | £20 | £12 |
| Debtors | — | £16.0k |
| Net assets | £-11.9k | £-8.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-10-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-30➖BENSON, James Edward resigneddirector
- 2025-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-15➕BENSON, James Edward appointeddirector
- 2022-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-12-19➖BENSON, Helena resignedsecretary
- 2013-12-19➖WALLS, Louise resignedsecretary
- 2007-04-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED BEAUTY CLINIC LIMITED
- 2007-04-24➕BENSON, Helena appointeddirector
- 2007-04-24➕BENSON, Helena appointedsecretary
- 2007-04-24➕WALLS, Louise appointedsecretary
- 2007-04-24➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-04-24➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-04-24➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-04-24➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Helena Benson Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A.M.K.(SERVICE)AGENCY LIMITED→ 00898793 · est 1967 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 59y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Registered office
12 Langley Park
London
NW7 2AA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
BENSON, Helena→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2007-04-24
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BENSON, Helena→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-04-24 · resigned 2013-12-19
WALLS, Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-04-24 · resigned 2013-12-19
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-04-24 · resigned 2007-04-24
BENSON, James Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~26y · appointed 2023-02-15 · resigned 2025-09-30
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-04-24 · resigned 2007-04-24
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Recent filings (53 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-17