BEAUTY CENTRAL UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10731297 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-20
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 Apr 2023
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (40/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
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£0Apr 2022Apr 2023

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2023-04-302022-04-30

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-03
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-02-26
    📄
    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  3. 2026-02-20
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  4. 2025-04-12
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  5. 2025-04-01
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-02-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-15
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2021-07-06
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2020-02-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-04-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-01-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-04-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEAUTY CENTRAL UK LIMITED
  16. 2017-04-20
    AFSAR, Sophia appointed
    director
  17. 2017-04-20
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2025-04-29

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sophia Afsar
Individual · British · DOB 01/1982 · age 44
sig. influencesignificant influence20/04/2017

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
Incorporated2017-04-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

51a Cross Street 51a Cross Street
Abergavenny
Gwnt
NP7 5EU
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-01-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-04-29OVERDUE
Last: 2024-04-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

AFSAR, Sophia
director · ~44y · appointed 2017-04-20
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Recent filings (22 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-03-03
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2026-02-26
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-02-20
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-04-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-07-06