AESTHETICS LOUNGE BY SANA LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15434737 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-23
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£1.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 67/100 (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 (70/100)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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 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
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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 £1,322
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£1k
Current Assets
£5k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.3k |
| Current assets | £5.5k |
| Net assets | £1.3k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-01➕CHANNA, Abdul Sattar appointeddirector
- 2025-11-01➖SHAUKAT, Sana resigneddirector
- 2025-07-11➖JAVED, Sobia resigneddirector
- 2025-07-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-16➕JAVED, Sobia appointeddirector
- 2025-05-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-23🏢Company incorporatedAs AESTHETICS LOUNGE BY SANA LTD
- 2024-01-23➕SHAUKAT, Sana appointeddirector
- 2024-01-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 2.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: JAVED, Sobia resigned 2025-07-11; SHAUKAT, Sana resigned 2025-11-01
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Abdul Sattar Channa Individual · Pakistani · DOB 11/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/11/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Sana Shaukatceased 01/11/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-01-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Registered office
7 St. Georges Square
Huddersfield
HD1 1LA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
CHANNA, Abdul Sattar→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2025-11-01
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JAVED, Sobia→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2025-06-16 · resigned 2025-07-11
SHAUKAT, Sana→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2024-01-23 · resigned 2025-11-01
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Recent filings (15 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-01-23