A CURRAH LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06989910 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-13
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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 (2 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
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees10800

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-04-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-08-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-03-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-03-18
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2020-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-04-08
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    CURRAH, David Andrew appointed
    secretary
  18. 2012-05-11
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    RODDAM, Ruth resigned
    director
  19. 2009-08-13
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    Company incorporated
    As A CURRAH LIMITED
  20. 2009-08-13
    ➕
    CURRAH, Andrea Lucy appointed
    director
  21. 2009-08-13
    ➕
    RODDAM, Ruth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CURRAH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Andrea Lucy Currah
Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr David Andrew Currah
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting27/03/2026

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
Incorporated2009-08-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

Saks Hair
9 Cattlemarket
Hexham
Northumberland
NE46 1NJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-27
Last: 2025-08-13

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CURRAH, David Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2013-04-08
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Active
CURRAH, Andrea Lucy→
director · ~57y · appointed 2009-08-13
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Active
RODDAM, Ruth→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-08-13 · resigned 2012-05-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-26