APEX SALONS RIPON LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12836729 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-25
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£5.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
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 70/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £5,397
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£5k
Current Assets
£2k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.4k |
| Current assets | £2.1k |
| Net assets | £5.4k |
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 (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-13✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-08-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-07-01➕COSGROVE, Lauren Nichole appointeddirector
- 2025-07-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29➖BRATTON, Mary Ann resigneddirector
- 2023-11-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-09-25➕BRATTON, Mary Ann appointeddirector
- 2020-09-25➖BRATTON, Mary Ann resigneddirector
- 2020-09-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-09-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-09-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-09-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-08-25🏢Company incorporatedAs APEX SALONS RIPON LIMITED
- 2020-08-25➕COSGROVE, Nathan Sean appointeddirector
- 2020-08-25➕BRATTON, Mary Ann appointeddirector
- 2020-08-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-08-13: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nathan Cosgrove Individual · British · DOB 03/1995 · age 31 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 24/09/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Mary Ann Brattonceased 24/09/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-08-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Registered office
28 Westgate
Ripon
HG4 2BQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-10
Last: 2025-08-27
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
COSGROVE, Lauren Nichole→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2025-07-01
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COSGROVE, Nathan Sean→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2020-08-25
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BRATTON, Mary Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2020-09-25 · resigned 2023-11-29
BRATTON, Mary Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2020-08-25 · resigned 2020-09-25
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Recent filings (22 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-08-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-08-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02