ANDREA CATTON LASER CLINIC LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08700049 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-20
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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 (78/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
34 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£1k£3k£4k£6k£7kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets—£21.6k
Current assets—£4.8k
Net assets—£7.3k
Average employees500—

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-05-16
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    RILEY, Lisa Michelle resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2018-09-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-09-26
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    MALLEY, Yvonne Lesley resigned
    director
  16. 2018-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-11-09
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    MCEVOY, Andrew John resigned
    secretary
  19. 2014-11-09
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    RILEY, Lisa Michelle appointed
    secretary
  20. 2013-09-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDREA CATTON LASER CLINIC LIMITED
  21. 2013-09-20
    ➕
    CATTON, Andrea Joy appointed
    director
  22. 2013-09-20
    ➕
    MCEVOY, Andrew John appointed
    secretary
  23. 2013-09-20
    ➕
    MALLEY, Yvonne Lesley appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CATTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Andrea Joy Catton
Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Yvonne Lesley Malleyceased 25/09/2018· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence

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
Incorporated2013-09-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

287 Manchester Road
Burnley
BB11 4HL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

CATTON, Andrea Joy→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-09-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCEVOY, Andrew John→
secretary · appointed 2013-09-20 · resigned 2014-11-09
Resigned
RILEY, Lisa Michelle→
secretary · appointed 2014-11-09 · resigned 2025-05-16
Resigned
MALLEY, Yvonne Lesley→
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-09-20 · resigned 2018-09-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-29