ALL DOLLED UP BY LAYLA LTD

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11940607 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-11
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 2025
Net worth
£57.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), 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 (58/100).

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
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
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £57,372
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,112 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£57k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
£0£13k£27k£40k£54k£67kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£51.2k£60.1k
Current assets£3.3k
Net assets£57.4k£67.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-06-17
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2021-03-08
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  10. 2021-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-04-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2020-04-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-04-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-04-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALL DOLLED UP BY LAYLA LTD
  16. 2019-04-11
    WINTER, Layla Anna appointed
    director
  17. 2019-04-11
    📄
    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 7 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

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: 2026-04-21

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Layla Anna Winter
Individual · British · DOB 06/1985 · age 41
75100%
75-100% shares11/04/2019

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
Incorporated2019-04-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

128 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-21OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-07

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WINTER, Layla Anna
director · ~41y · appointed 2019-04-11
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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2021-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-27