A & K BEAUTY LTD

🌳Matureactive
07785866 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-26
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£3.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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: 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 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 £3,199

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-30
Total assets£3.2k
Current assets£3.3k
Net assets£3.2k

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-31
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-08-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-08-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-24
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-11-03
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    RODBOURNE, Claire Louise appointed
    director
  17. 2014-11-03
    ➕
    RODBOURNE, Mark Scott appointed
    director
  18. 2014-11-03
    ➖
    SENIOR, Andrew John resigned
    secretary
  19. 2014-11-03
    ➖
    SENIOR, Karen resigned
    director
  20. 2011-09-26
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    Company incorporated
    As A & K BEAUTY LTD
  21. 2011-09-26
    ➕
    SENIOR, Andrew John appointed
    secretary
  22. 2011-09-26
    ➕
    SENIOR, Karen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 Claire Louise Rodbourne
Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49
50–75%
—50-75% shares23/09/2016
Mr Mark Scott Rodbourne
Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares23/09/2016

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
Incorporated2011-09-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

8 High Street
Goldthorpe
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S63 9LR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-30
Last made up to: 2024-08-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

RODBOURNE, Claire Louise→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-11-03
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Active
RODBOURNE, Mark Scott→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SENIOR, Andrew John→
secretary · appointed 2011-09-26 · resigned 2014-11-03
Resigned
SENIOR, Karen→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-09-26 · resigned 2014-11-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-08-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-08-06