ABFAB NAILS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09445159 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-18
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 Feb 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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-28
Average employees200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-02-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-14
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  5. 2024-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-02-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2018-02-15
    ➕
    LE-PHAN, Nga Thi appointed
    director
  15. 2018-02-15
    ➖
    LE-PHAN, Nga Thi resigned
    director
  16. 2018-02-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-02-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2017-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-02-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ABFAB NAILS LIMITED
  20. 2015-02-18
    ➕
    LE-PHAN, Nga Thi 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

45/100
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.

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
Mrs Nga Thi Le-Phan
Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55
75–100%
—75-100% shares05/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Nga Thi Le-Phanceased 08/08/2016· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2015-02-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

77 Woolwich New Road
London
SE18 6ED
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LE-PHAN, Nga Thi→
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-02-15
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Active
LE-PHAN, Nga Thi→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-02-18 · resigned 2018-02-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-26