BARBERS & HAIRDRESSERS LTD

💤Zombieactive
07072152 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-11
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
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£-13.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £13,493
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£312
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£13k
↓ 1.8% YoY
Current Assets
£312
Current Liabilities
—
-£13k-£11k-£8k-£5k-£2k£312Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£-13.5k£-13.3k
Current assets£312—
Cash£312£312
Net assets£-13.5k£-13.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-30
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-18
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-08-01
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-05-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2018-10-02
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2018-10-01
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    FOSTER, Christopher Seymour resigned
    director
  11. 2018-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-07-06
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    WILCOX, Hannah Marie resigned
    director
  15. 2017-07-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2016-09-11
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    officers · TM02
  17. 2016-09-11
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2016-08-31
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    WILCOX, Hannah Marie resigned
    secretary
  19. 2016-08-31
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Michael resigned
    director
  20. 2016-08-28
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    CLIFFORD, Kevin James appointed
    director
  21. 2013-06-01
    ➕
    FOSTER, Christopher Seymour appointed
    director
  22. 2012-01-24
    ➖
    SATCHWELL, Graham Edward resigned
    director
  23. 2011-12-13
    ➖
    EVANS, Paul resigned
    director
  24. 2011-07-28
    ➖
    FOSTER, Christopher Seymour resigned
    director
  25. 2010-11-01
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    EVANS, Paul appointed
    director
  26. 2010-11-01
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    FOSTER, Christopher Seymour appointed
    director
  27. 2009-11-11
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    Company incorporated
    As BARBERS & HAIRDRESSERS LTD
  28. 2009-11-11
    ➕
    WILCOX, Hannah Marie appointed
    secretary
  29. 2009-11-11
    ➕
    SATCHWELL, Graham Edward appointed
    director
  30. 2009-11-11
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Michael appointed
    director
  31. 2009-11-11
    ➕
    WILCOX, Hannah Marie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Mr Kevin James Clifford
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% shares28/08/2016

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
Incorporated2009-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Westminster House,
Mark Lane
Gravesend
DA12 2PL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-25
Last: 2025-08-11

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

CLIFFORD, Kevin James→
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILCOX, Hannah Marie→
secretary · appointed 2009-11-11 · resigned 2016-08-31
Resigned
EVANS, Paul→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-11-01 · resigned 2011-12-13
Resigned
FOSTER, Christopher Seymour→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-06-01 · resigned 2018-10-01
Resigned
FOSTER, Christopher Seymour→
director · ~51y · appointed 2010-11-01 · resigned 2011-07-28
Resigned
SATCHWELL, Graham Edward→
director · ~77y · appointed 2009-11-11 · resigned 2012-01-24
Resigned
TAYLOR, Michael→
director · ~52y · appointed 2009-11-11 · resigned 2016-08-31
Resigned
WILCOX, Hannah Marie→
director · ~38y · appointed 2009-11-11 · resigned 2017-07-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-08-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-05-14