ALBION HOUSE HAIR SALON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08472030 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-03
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
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£2.1k
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 (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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
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
42 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,144

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£71k
Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£81k
Current Liabilities
£0£16k£32k£49k£65k£81kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£4.8k
Current assets£81.1k
Cash£70.7k
Debtors£1.5k
Net assets£2.1k
Average employees1400

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  2. 2024-10-14
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-05-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-05-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-05-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-05-26
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    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-10-07
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-01
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  12. 2021-07-01
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-06-15
    DE CROOS, Edward John resigned
    director
  14. 2021-06-15
    DE CROOS, Jade resigned
    director
  15. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  16. 2019-10-16
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  17. 2019-09-26
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  18. 2019-09-26
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  19. 2019-09-26
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  20. 2019-09-26
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    officers · AP01
  21. 2019-09-19
    DE CROOS, Edward John appointed
    director
  22. 2019-09-19
    DE CROOS, Jade appointed
    director
  23. 2015-09-01
    WARREN, Helen Marie appointed
    director
  24. 2015-09-01
    WARREN, Helen resigned
    director
  25. 2013-04-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ALBION HOUSE HAIR SALON LIMITED
  26. 2013-04-03
    WARREN, Simon appointed
    director
  27. 2013-04-03
    WARREN, Helen 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

49/100
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 13 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Helen Marie Warren
Individual · British · DOB 08/1978 · age 48
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mr Simon Warren
Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56
2550%
25-50% shares19/10/2023

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
Incorporated2013-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

Unit 5 Library Place
1 Manor Way
Chepstow
NP16 5HZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

WARREN, Helen Marie
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-09-01
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Active
WARREN, Simon
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-04-03
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Active
DE CROOS, Edward John
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-09-19 · resigned 2021-06-15
Resigned
DE CROOS, Jade
director · ~36y · appointed 2019-09-19 · resigned 2021-06-15
Resigned
WARREN, Helen
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-04-03 · resigned 2015-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-30