ADORED BEAUTY LTD

💤Zombieactive
14524831 · ltd · incorporated 2022-12-05
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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: active trading company 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 (76/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-04
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-02-25
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-08-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-08-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-08-01
    WYNTER, Deon appointed
    director
  8. 2024-08-01
    ADORED LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  9. 2024-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-05-10
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  11. 2024-05-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-05-09
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    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP02
  13. 2024-05-08
    LAWRENCE, Adora Jaqueline resigned
    director
  14. 2024-05-01
    LAWRENCE, Adora Jaqueline appointed
    secretary
  15. 2024-05-01
    ADORED LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  16. 2023-12-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2022-12-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADORED BEAUTY LTD
  18. 2022-12-05
    LAWRENCE, Adora Jaqueline appointed
    director
  19. 2022-12-05
    📄
    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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Adora Jaqueline Lawrence
Individual · British · DOB 02/1997 · age 29
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/12/2022

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
Incorporated2022-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

67 High Street
Tunstall
Stoke-On-Trent
ST6 5TA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

LAWRENCE, Adora Jaqueline
secretary · appointed 2024-05-01
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Active
WYNTER, Deon
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-08-01
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Active
LAWRENCE, Adora Jaqueline
director · ~29y · appointed 2022-12-05 · resigned 2024-05-08
Resigned
ADORED LTD
corporate-director · appointed 2024-05-01 · resigned 2024-08-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-05-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-10
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-12-05