ACE OF FADES BARBER LTD

💤Zombieactive
13743886 · ltd · incorporated 2021-11-15
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£2.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
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: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,104

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 34% YoY
Current Assets
£524
↑ 75% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£421£842£1k£2k£2kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£3.0k£2.5k
Current assets£524£300
Net assets£2.1k£1.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-03-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-02-01
    KARIMI, Kasra resigned
    director
  4. 2025-10-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-10-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-05-19
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-11-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-11-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ACE OF FADES BARBER LTD
  12. 2021-11-15
    ASKARAVI, Amir Mohammad appointed
    director
  13. 2021-11-15
    KARIMI, Kasra appointed
    director
  14. 2021-11-15
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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 Amir Mohammad Askaravi
Individual · Iranian · DOB 07/1996 · age 30
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control15/11/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Kasra Karimiceased 01/02/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2021-11-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

28a The Kingsway
Swansea
SA1 5JY
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ASKARAVI, Amir Mohammad
director · ~30y · appointed 2021-11-15
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Active
KARIMI, Kasra
director · ~36y · appointed 2021-11-15 · resigned 2026-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-11-15