YOUNG NAILS HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
NI682022 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-01
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£41.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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. 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 (78/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 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
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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)
Positive net assets
Net assets £41,253

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£41k
↑ 4.8% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↑ 154% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£8k£17k£25k£33k£41kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£41.3k£39.3k
Current assets£25.5k£10.1k
Net assets£41.3k£39.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-17
    TAYLOR, Kiera Lianne resigned
    director
  7. 2022-01-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-10-19
    TAYLOR, Kiera Lianne appointed
    director
  9. 2021-10-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-09-02
    TAYLOR, Kiera Lianne resigned
    director
  11. 2021-09-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-09-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-09-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-09-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As YOUNG NAILS HOLDINGS LIMITED
  15. 2021-09-01
    TAYLOR, Orla Marie appointed
    director
  16. 2021-09-01
    TAYLOR, Kiera Lianne appointed
    director
  17. 2021-09-01
    📄
    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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Kiera Lianne Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 12/1988 · age 38
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/09/2021
Miss Orla Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 11/1992 · age 34
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/09/2021

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
Incorporated2021-09-01
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 1 Holly Business Park
Belfast
BT11 9DS
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-01
Last: 2025-08-18

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

TAYLOR, Orla Marie
director · ~34y · appointed 2021-09-01
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Active
TAYLOR, Kiera Lianne
director · ~38y · appointed 2021-10-19 · resigned 2022-01-17
Resigned
TAYLOR, Kiera Lianne
director · ~38y · appointed 2021-09-01 · resigned 2021-09-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-09-01