A CLASS OF BEAUTY LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14529075 · ltd · incorporated 2022-12-08
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£61
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
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 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
13 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £61
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£61
Current Assets
£34k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £35.2k |
| Current assets | £33.7k |
| Net assets | £61 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-12-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-08🏢Company incorporatedAs A CLASS OF BEAUTY LIMITED
- 2022-12-08➕LEWIS, Owen David Hugh appointeddirector
- 2022-12-08➕LEWIS, Victoria Jane appointeddirector
- 2022-12-08📄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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Victoria Jane Lewis Individual · British · DOB 09/1989 · age 37 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 08/12/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-12-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Registered office
9 High Street
Tewkesbury
Gloucestershire
GL20 5AL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LEWIS, Owen David Hugh→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2022-12-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEWIS, Victoria Jane→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2022-12-08
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Recent filings (13 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-12-08