AMETHYST HQ LTD

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16087900 · ltd · incorporated 2024-11-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£-2.6k
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
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
4 filings
60
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)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,581

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£3k
Current Assets
£601
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-11-30
Total assets£-2.6k
Current assets£601
Net assets£-2.6k

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

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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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-11-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMETHYST HQ LTD
  4. 2024-11-19
    JEPSON, Caira Lauren appointed
    director
  5. 2024-11-19
    JEPSON, Shannon Matiece appointed
    director
  6. 2024-11-19
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +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.
  • +Young company: Only 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Shannon Matiece Jepson
Individual · British · DOB 01/2000 · age 26
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control19/11/2024
Miss Caira Lauren Jepson
Individual · British · DOB 03/2003 · age 23
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control19/11/2024

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
Incorporated2024-11-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

28 Bridge Street
Darwen
BB3 2AA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-02
Last: 2025-11-18

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

JEPSON, Caira Lauren
director · ~23y · appointed 2024-11-19
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Active
JEPSON, Shannon Matiece
director · ~26y · appointed 2024-11-19
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Active

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Recent filings (4 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-11-19