ADVENTURES BARBERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12240984 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-03
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees300300

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-12-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-12-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-12-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-12-10
    AHMED, Honar Abdullah appointed
    director
  10. 2023-12-10
    ABDULLA, Wezha resigned
    director
  11. 2023-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2019-10-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-10-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVENTURES BARBERS LIMITED
  17. 2019-10-03
    ABDULLA, Wezha appointed
    director
  18. 2019-10-03
    AHMED, Honar Abdullah appointed
    director
  19. 2019-10-03
    AHMED, Honar Abdullah resigned
    director
  20. 2019-10-03
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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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Honar Abdullah Ahmed
Individual · British · DOB 01/1975 · age 51
sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest10/12/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Wezha Abdullaceased 10/12/2023· significant influence
  • Mr Honar Abdullah Ahmedceased 03/10/2019· significant influence

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
Incorporated2019-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

131c Cherry Orchard Road
Croydon
CR0 6BE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

AHMED, Honar Abdullah
director · ~51y · appointed 2023-12-10
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Active
ABDULLA, Wezha
director · ~45y · appointed 2019-10-03 · resigned 2023-12-10
Resigned
AHMED, Honar Abdullah
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-10-03 · resigned 2019-10-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17