ADVANCED SKIN LIMITED
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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £765.9k |
| Current assets | £626.7k |
| Cash | £446.3k |
| Debtors | £180.3k |
| Net assets | £669.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-08-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-12-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-06-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-06-27📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-06-27📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-05📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-01-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-12-31📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2020-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED SKIN LIMITED
- 2015-11-24➕CHIANG, Yi Zhen, Dr appointeddirector
- 2015-11-24➕TAN, Kian Tjon, Dr appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Amava Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Amava Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 14/06/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Dr Yi Zhen Chiangceased 14/06/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
- Dr Kian Tjon Tanceased 01/12/2020· 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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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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