1 RITZY LTD

💤Zombieactive
09339921 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-03
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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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 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). 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 (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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
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
32 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£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees4600

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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  2. 2024-09-25
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  3. 2024-04-09
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    O'DEA, Helen Mary resigned
    director
  4. 2024-04-09
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  5. 2024-03-28
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  6. 2024-03-19
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  8. 2024-03-11
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  9. 2024-03-11
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  10. 2023-12-15
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  11. 2022-09-26
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  12. 2021-09-29
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  13. 2020-09-29
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  14. 2019-09-17
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  15. 2018-12-31
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  16. 2018-09-25
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  17. 2017-09-21
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  18. 2016-02-01
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    O'NEILL, Catherine Theresa appointed
    secretary
  19. 2016-01-14
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    O'DEA, Helen Mary appointed
    director
  20. 2015-01-26
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    ADEN, Farhiya Sheikh resigned
    director
  21. 2014-12-03
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    Company incorporated
    As 1 RITZY LTD
  22. 2014-12-03
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    O'DEA, Timothy Mary appointed
    director
  23. 2014-12-03
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    ADEN, Farhiya Sheikh appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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 Timothy Mary O'Dea
Individual · Irish · DOB 04/1954 · age 72
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Farhiya Sheikh Adenceased 03/01/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2014-12-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

1 Ruislip Road
Greenford
Middlesex
UB6 9QD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

O'NEILL, Catherine Theresa→
secretary · appointed 2016-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'DEA, Timothy Mary→
director · ~72y · appointed 2014-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADEN, Farhiya Sheikh→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-12-03 · resigned 2015-01-26
Resigned
O'DEA, Helen Mary→
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-01-14 · resigned 2024-04-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
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officers · TM01
2024-04-09
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-19
change-person-director-company
officers · CH01
2024-03-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-01