ASH TAN TANNING LOUNGE LTD

🚨Distressedactive
12764293 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-23
Investment thesis
Attractive distress candidate — real problems but workable structure.
Why interesting: Falling signals but no deal-breakers yet; room for negotiation and turnaround.
Why risky: Signals worsening; needs speed and capital discipline.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£-24.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. 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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £23,992

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£47k
Net Worth
-£24k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Assets
£54k
↑ 182% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£24k-£8k£7k£23k£39k£54kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£-24.0k£-17.4k
Current assets£54.3k£19.3k
Cash£47.3k
Debtors£7.0k
Net assets£-24.0k£-17.4k

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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-02-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-24
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2024-07-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-04-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-04-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-04-05
    ROCK, Simon appointed
    director
  10. 2023-04-05
    BALLARD, Paul Michael resigned
    director
  11. 2022-08-04
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-08-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-04-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-07-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASH TAN TANNING LOUNGE LTD
  15. 2020-07-23
    BALLARD, Paul Michael appointed
    director
  16. 2020-07-23
    📄
    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

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Michael Ballard
Individual · British · DOB 09/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/07/2020

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
Incorporated2020-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

30 Hamilton Road
Ashton-In-Makerfield
Wigan
WN4 0SU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ROCK, Simon
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-04-05
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Active
BALLARD, Paul Michael
director · ~42y · appointed 2020-07-23 · resigned 2023-04-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-21