138 CLAPHAM COMMON LTD

💤Zombieactive
08946930 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-19
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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: active trading company 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 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
33 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-26
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-22
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  4. 2022-12-12
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2021-04-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2020-11-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  9. 2020-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-21
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-21
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-21
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-10-21
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-10-21
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-10-21
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  16. 2014-09-05
    TRAN, Yen Thi appointed
    director
  17. 2014-09-05
    TRAN, Yen Thi resigned
    director
  18. 2014-09-03
    TRAN, Yen Thi appointed
    director
  19. 2014-09-03
    CHE, Quang Khanh resigned
    director
  20. 2014-03-19
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    Company incorporated
    As 138 CLAPHAM COMMON LTD
  21. 2014-03-19
    CHE, Quang Khanh 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

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Yen Thi Tran
Individual · British · DOB 07/1986 · age 40
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/06/2021

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
Incorporated2014-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

138 Clapham High Street
London
SW4 7UH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-18
Last: 2025-09-04

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

TRAN, Yen Thi
director · ~40y · appointed 2014-09-03
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Active
CHE, Quang Khanh
director · ~36y · appointed 2014-03-19 · resigned 2014-09-03
Resigned
TRAN, Yen Thi
director · ~40y · appointed 2014-09-05 · resigned 2014-09-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-06-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-14
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2020-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-21