178 WALTON DRIVE LTD

🌳Matureactive
07926562 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£-3.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,446
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£500
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£3k
↓ 53% YoY
Current Assets
£35k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
-£3k£4k£12k£20k£27k£35kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£605£11.9k
Current assets£34.8k£34.8k
Cash£500£500
Debtors£34.3k£34.3k
Net assets£-3.4k£-2.2k

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
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-10-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2020-10-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2020-10-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2020-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2019-06-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-06-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-03-01
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2012-01-27
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    Company incorporated
    As 178 WALTON DRIVE LTD
  20. 2012-01-27
    LODGE, Faye appointed
    director
  21. 2012-01-27
    ROBERTS, Mark Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

44/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-10

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Faye Lodge
Individual · British · DOB 12/1985 · age 41
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Mark Anthony Roberts
Individual · British · DOB 02/1982 · age 44
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-01-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

Seymour Chambers
92 London Road
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 5NW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-10OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-27

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

LODGE, Faye
director · ~41y · appointed 2012-01-27
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Active
ROBERTS, Mark Anthony
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-01-27
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Active

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Recent filings (46 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-01