261 NEW KINGS ROAD LIMITED

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10687507 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-23
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£-180.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £180,096

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£180k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
-£180k-£143k-£106k-£69k-£32k£6kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£27.0k£48.5k
Current assets£5.5k£5.6k
Net assets£-180.1k£-160.1k

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2018-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2017-03-23
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    Company incorporated
    As 261 NEW KINGS ROAD LIMITED
  13. 2017-03-23
    STEPHENSON, Pamela appointed
    director
  14. 2017-03-23
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-05

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Pamela Stephenson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1954 · age 72
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/03/2017

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
Incorporated2017-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

346a Farnham Road
Slough
SL2 1BT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-05OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

STEPHENSON, Pamela
director · ~72y · appointed 2017-03-23
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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-21