ABAY BARBERS LTD

💤Zombieactive
11626149 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-16
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£-3.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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 72/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,497
Cash YoY
+33%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↑ 33% YoY
Net Worth
-£3k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£4k-£3k-£1k£407£2k£3kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets—£-4.1k
Current assets£3.4k£2.5k
Cash£3.3k£2.5k
Debtors£130—
Net assets£-3.5k£-4.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-07-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-03-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-03-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-06-12
    ➖
    FARAHNAK-MYANMAHALEH, Hassan resigned
    director
  15. 2019-06-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-06-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-06-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2019-02-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2018-10-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABAY BARBERS LTD
  20. 2018-10-16
    ➕
    SHOURI, Aidin appointed
    director
  21. 2018-10-16
    ➕
    FARAHNAK-MYANMAHALEH, Hassan appointed
    director
  22. 2018-10-16
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

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 Aidin Shouri
Individual · British · DOB 11/1991 · age 35
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting16/10/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Hassan Farahnak-Myanmahalehceased 12/06/2019· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2018-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

25 Orrell Road
Orrell
Wigan
WN5 8EY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last: 2025-06-12

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SHOURI, Aidin→
director · ~35y · appointed 2018-10-16
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Active
FARAHNAK-MYANMAHALEH, Hassan→
director · ~42y · appointed 2018-10-16 · resigned 2019-06-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-03-11