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.

🔒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 22.0y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 22.0 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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2025-11-04
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accounts · AA
2023-12-19
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accounts · AA
2022-12-08
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accounts · AA
2021-12-17
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accounts · AA
2020-10-09
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accounts · AA
2020-03-13
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officers · CH01
2020-03-13
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officers · CH03
2019-12-20
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accounts · AA
2019-10-22
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address · AD01
2018-12-24
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accounts · AA
2017-12-28
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accounts · AA
2016-12-27
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accounts · AA
2016-05-03
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2012-06-18
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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
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LESLIE, Anne resigned
director
2000-04-13
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LESLIE, Anne appointed
director
2000-04-12
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COX, Steven David resigned
director
2000-04-12
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GOODWIN, Derek Thomas Shearer resigned
director
1999-11-16
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COX, Steven David appointed
director
1999-11-16
➕
GOODWIN, Derek Thomas Shearer appointed
director
1999-11-16
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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

View their other companies + combined net worth →

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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