10 10 SALON LTD

💤Zombieactive
12471822 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-19
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£144
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Painting
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43390Other building completion and finishing
  • 96020Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red 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 £144
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,724 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£144
↓ 98% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↑ 3321% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£3k£5k£6k£8kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£144£7.9k
Current assets£8.1k£237
Net assets£144£7.9k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 change-of-name
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-03
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2025-11-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-31
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-07-31
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-11-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-01
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-10-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-04-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-04-22
    ➖
    HILL, Laurence resigned
    director
  12. 2021-12-06
    ➕
    HILL, Laurence appointed
    director
  13. 2021-12-06
    ➖
    MONGER, Vicky resigned
    director
  14. 2021-12-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-12-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-10-25
    ➕
    MONGER, Vicky appointed
    director
  17. 2021-10-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-10-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-12-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2020-12-08
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2020-12-08
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2020-12-07
    ➖
    HILL, Laurence resigned
    director
  23. 2020-02-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 10 10 SALON LTD
  24. 2020-02-19
    ➕
    HARRINGTON, Clive Leonard appointed
    director
  25. 2020-02-19
    ➕
    HILL, Laurence appointed
    director
  26. 2020-02-19
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-12-03: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Clive Leonard Harrington
Individual · British · DOB 11/1959 · age 67
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/07/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Clive Leonard Harringtonceased 31/07/2025· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Laurence Hillceased 07/12/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2020-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43341 — Painting

Registered office

11 St. Thomas Court
Bognor Regis
PO21 4RL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last: 2025-12-09

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

HARRINGTON, Clive Leonard→
director · ~67y · appointed 2020-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HILL, Laurence→
director · ~72y · appointed 2021-12-06 · resigned 2022-04-22
Resigned
HILL, Laurence→
director · ~72y · appointed 2020-02-19 · resigned 2020-12-07
Resigned
MONGER, Vicky→
director · ~42y · appointed 2021-10-25 · resigned 2021-12-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21