1ST CLASS STYLISTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
07758814 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-01
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£668
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £668

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£668
↑ 507% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£6k£10k£13k£16kSept 2023Sept 2024

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£12.4k£7.1k
Current assets£16.2k£16.1k
Net assets£668£110

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 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-01
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-09-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2016-09-02
    ➖
    MCKENZIE, Stacy Ann Shearice resigned
    director
  14. 2016-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-09-28
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-09-02
    ➕
    MCKENZIE, Stacy Ann Shearice appointed
    director
  18. 2011-09-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1ST CLASS STYLISTS LTD
  19. 2011-09-01
    ➕
    GEORGE, Kevin Marcell appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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 15 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kevin Marcell George
Individual · Jamaican · DOB 12/1971 · age 55
——board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest31/08/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Trade services · LU postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
24/7 LONDON CLEANING COMPANY LTD→
11117636 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————8y——
24/7 RESPONSE SECURITY TEAM LTD→
10223406 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
————9y——
30 DEGREES LIMITED→
11594532 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
————7y——
360 SECURITY LIMITED→
13914724 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————4y——
4 SEASONS 4 YOU LTD→
14088360 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
4 SEASONS AERIALS & SATELLITES LIMITED→
03591689 · est 1998 · no financials extracted
————27y——
4D BEAUTY LIMITED→
13488939 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
4GC LTD→
03254282 · est 1996 · no financials extracted
————29y——
4MS SERVICES LTD→
10577147 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————9y——
4U VALETING SUPPLIES LIMITED→
08222566 · est 2012 · no financials extracted
————13y——
5 STAR LINEN HIRE LTD→
15961535 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
5 STAR LUTON CAR DETAILING LTD→
15041561 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-09-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

182 Marsh Road
Luton
LU3 2QL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GEORGE, Kevin Marcell→
director · ~55y · appointed 2011-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCKENZIE, Stacy Ann Shearice→
director · ~42y · appointed 2011-09-02 · resigned 2016-09-02
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (32 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-30