A GENTLEMAN'S BARBER LTD

💤Zombieactive
06879934 · ltd · incorporated 2009-04-17
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£108.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £108,281

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£108k
↑ 2.7% YoY
Current Assets
£130k
↑ 1.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£26k£52k£78k£104k£130kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£108.3k£105.5k
Current assets£130.0k£128.7k
Net assets£108.3k£105.5k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-10
    ➖
    RIVERVIEW PORTFOLIO NOMINEES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  7. 2022-05-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-05-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-04-17
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    Company incorporated
    As A GENTLEMAN'S BARBER LTD
  18. 2009-04-17
    ➕
    RUSSELL, Jasmine appointed
    director
  19. 2009-04-17
    ➕
    RIVERVIEW PORTFOLIO NOMINEES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Jasmine Russell
Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/05/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-04-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

10 Wood Street
Calne
SN11 0DA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-17
Last: 2026-05-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

RUSSELL, Jasmine→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-04-17
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Active
RIVERVIEW PORTFOLIO NOMINEES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-04-17 · resigned 2022-05-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-19