CK HAIR LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC194511 · ltd · incorporated 1999-03-22

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£153.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Property-backed borrower with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · oldest 22.2y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 22.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

86 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒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

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £152,956

Cash YoY

+9%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£10k

↑ 9.3% YoY

Net Worth

£153k

↑ 9.6% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£154.5k	£150.6k
Cash	£9.8k	£8.9k
Net assets	£153.0k	£139.6k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2025-11-04
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2018-12-24
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2009-10-02
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KELLY, Esther appointed
secretary
2009-10-02
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ACADEMY ACCOUNTING LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2009-03-13
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KELLY, Charles Archibald resigned
director
2006-01-05
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2004-04-20
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2004-04-12
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2003-10-01
➕
ACADEMY ACCOUNTING LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2003-10-01
➖
FINANCIAL TACTICS ACCOUNTS LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2000-08-01
➕
KELLY, Esther appointed
director
2000-08-01
➕
KELLY, Charles Archibald appointed
director
2000-08-01
➖
LESLIE, Anne resigned
director
2000-04-13
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LESLIE, Anne appointed
director
2000-04-12
➖
COX, Steven David resigned
director
2000-04-12
➖
GOODWIN, Derek Thomas Shearer resigned
director
1999-11-16
➕
COX, Steven David appointed
director
1999-11-16
➕
GOODWIN, Derek Thomas Shearer appointed
director
1999-11-16
➖
JOHNSTON, Kelly Anne resigned
director
1999-11-16
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LESLIE, Anne Catriona resigned
nominee-director
1999-03-22
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Company incorporated
As CK HAIR LTD.
1999-03-22
➕
FINANCIAL TACTICS ACCOUNTS LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
1999-03-22
➕
JOHNSTON, Kelly Anne appointed
director
1999-03-22
➕
LESLIE, Anne Catriona appointed
nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100

Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Esther Lambert Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1999-03-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

15 Cunningham Gardens

Houston

Johnstone

Renfrewshire

PA6 7GA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-26

Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

KELLY, Esther→

secretary · appointed 2009-10-02

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Active

KELLY, Esther→

director · ~60y · appointed 2000-08-01

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Active

ACADEMY ACCOUNTING LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-10-01 · resigned 2009-10-02

Resigned

FINANCIAL TACTICS ACCOUNTS LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-03-22 · resigned 2003-10-01

Resigned

COX, Steven David→

director · ~54y · appointed 1999-11-16 · resigned 2000-04-12

Resigned

GOODWIN, Derek Thomas Shearer→

director · ~59y · appointed 1999-11-16 · resigned 2000-04-12

Resigned

JOHNSTON, Kelly Anne→

director · ~45y · appointed 1999-03-22 · resigned 1999-11-16

Resigned

KELLY, Charles Archibald→

director · ~65y · appointed 2000-08-01 · resigned 2009-03-13

Resigned

LESLIE, Anne→

director · ~53y · appointed 2000-04-13 · resigned 2000-08-01

Resigned

LESLIE, Anne Catriona→

nominee-director · ~53y · appointed 1999-03-22 · resigned 1999-11-16

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	18/06/2012	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	05/01/2006	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	20/04/2004	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	12/04/2004	—

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