APPEARANCE GROOMING LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12206938 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-13
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£3.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £3,031
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£3k
↑ 56% YoY
Current Assets
£35k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-09-29 | 2023-09-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £15.9k | £18.6k |
| Current assets | £34.8k | £25.2k |
| Net assets | £3.0k | £1.9k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-06-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-06-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-13🏢Company incorporatedAs APPEARANCE GROOMING LTD
- 2019-09-13➕WARD, Ryan appointeddirector
- 2019-09-13➕WENZEL, Lisa Jane appointeddirector
- 2019-09-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ryan Ward Individual · British · DOB 07/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/09/2019 |
Ms Lisa Jane Wenzel Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/09/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-09-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Registered office
6b Parkway Porters Wood
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL3 6PA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last made up to: 2024-09-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
WENZEL, Lisa Jane→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2019-09-13
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Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-06-18