BABYLON HAIR & BEAUTY LTD
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-9.0k | £-11.8k |
| Cash | — | £5.2k |
| Net assets | — | £-11.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-05📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-10-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-07-16🏢Company incorporatedAs BABYLON HAIR & BEAUTY LTD
- 2021-07-16➕BARNES, Emily Jane appointeddirector
- 2021-07-16➕NIGHTINGALE, David Andrew appointeddirector
- 2021-07-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Andrew Nightingale Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/07/2021 |
Ms Emily Jane Barnes Individual · British · DOB 03/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/07/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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