BUFF URBAN DAY SPA LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06337622 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-48.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 96040Physical well-being activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -76% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.8y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · 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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £48,944
Cash draining
Cash down 76% YoY
Cash YoY
-76%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£9k
↓ 76% YoY
Net Worth
-£49k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £9.5k | £39.5k |
| Net assets | £-48.9k | £-42.6k |
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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-08-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-29➕BRUHNS, Scott William appointeddirector
- 2022-03-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-26➖BROWN, Louise Marie resigneddirector
- 2021-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-01-14🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-11-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-11-16🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2018-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-17➕BROWN, Louise Marie appointeddirector
- 2014-03-04➖O'BRIEN, Sean James resigneddirector
- 2014-01-22➖LOADER, Ian Michael resignedsecretary
- 2013-10-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2010-06-04➕LOADER, Ian Michael appointedsecretary
- 2009-11-11➖JARVIS, Amanda Jayne resignedsecretary
- 2007-08-08🏢Company incorporatedAs BUFF URBAN DAY SPA LIMITED
- 2007-08-08➕O'BRIEN, Samantha Jane appointeddirector
- 2007-08-08➕JARVIS, Amanda Jayne appointedsecretary
- 2007-08-08➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-08-08➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-08-08➕O'BRIEN, Sean James appointeddirector
- 2007-08-08➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-08-08➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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.)
Group structure
O'Brien Investments Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
O'Brien Investments Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BUFF URBAN DAY SPA LIMITED
This company · 06337622
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
O'Brien Investments Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% 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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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-08-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Registered office
First Floor Blackbrook Gate 1
Blackbrook Business Park
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 2PX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
BRUHNS, Scott William→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
O'BRIEN, Samantha Jane→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2007-08-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JARVIS, Amanda Jayne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-08-08 · resigned 2009-11-11
LOADER, Ian Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-06-04 · resigned 2014-01-22
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-08-08 · resigned 2007-08-08
BROWN, Louise Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2015-12-17 · resigned 2022-03-26
O'BRIEN, Sean James→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2007-08-08 · resigned 2014-03-04
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-08-08 · resigned 2007-08-08
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/11/2018 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/10/2013 | 14/01/2020 |
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Recent filings (71 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-08-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-15