ABSOLUTE BEAUTY LTD

💤Zombieactive
10415519 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-07
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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 76/100 (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: medium (78/100)

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-302023-10-30
Average employees0-100

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-07-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-07-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-03-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2018-01-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2016-10-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE BEAUTY LTD
  17. 2016-10-07
    TETLOW, Elizabeth appointed
    director
  18. 2016-10-07
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — 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

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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 Elizabeth Tetlow
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
75100%
75-100% shares07/10/2016

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
Incorporated2016-10-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

146 Park Lane
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK11 6UB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last made up to: 2024-10-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

TETLOW, Elizabeth
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-10-07
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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-08-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-06