A AND A FUTURE LTD

💤Zombieactive
10184492 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-17
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 May 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 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 5.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
28 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2020-11-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2020-10-13
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Redwood Bank Limited
  10. 2020-10-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Redwood Bank Limited
  11. 2020-05-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-05-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2020-05-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-09-08
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2017-04-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2016-05-17
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    Company incorporated
    As A AND A FUTURE LTD
  20. 2016-05-17
    DYNAMO, Kaify appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 Kaify Dynamo
Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest06/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-05-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

16a Montagu Street
Kettering
Northampton
NN16 8RU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DYNAMO, Kaify
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-05-17
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Redwood Bank
Redwood Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property13/10/2020
outstanding
Redwood Bank
Redwood Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property13/10/2020
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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-11-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-05-26