ACE TANNING SALON LIMITED
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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.7k | £1.1k |
| Current assets | £3.7k | £4.1k |
| Cash | — | £4.1k |
| Net assets | £536 | £1.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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 (5 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE TANNING SALON LIMITED
- 2023-05-07➕GUNTER, Lawrence Stephen appointeddirector
- 2023-05-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Lawrence Stephen Gunter Individual · British · DOB 06/1991 · age 35 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 07/05/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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