ABSOLUTE SKIN LTD
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £957 | — |
| Current assets | £6.7k | — |
| Net assets | £957 | — |
| Average employees | — | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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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Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2015-11-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ABSOLUTE SKIN LTD
- 2015-11-26➕TAIT, Jill Marie appointeddirector
- 2015-11-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Jill Marie Tait Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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