HOLLYWOOD NAILS & BEAUTY LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC223435 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-21

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

63/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed dormant / non-trading — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

56 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

63/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2024-05-28
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2024-05-28
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Company dissolved
2024-03-12
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2024-03-05
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dissolution · DS01
2024-02-28
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accounts · AA
2023-03-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-10
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accounts · AA
2021-06-14
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accounts · AA
2020-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-20
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accounts · AA
2017-12-19
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accounts · AA
2017-09-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2017-09-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2017-09-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2016-11-03
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accounts · AA
2016-02-05
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accounts · AA
2015-09-21
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annual-return · AR01
2015-01-22
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accounts · AA
2001-09-21
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Company incorporated
As HOLLYWOOD NAILS & BEAUTY LIMITED
2001-09-21
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KLINEBERG, Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2001-09-21
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KLINEBERG, David Francis appointed
director
2001-09-21
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KLINEBERG, Elizabeth appointed
director
2001-09-21
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-09-21
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-09-21
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2001-09-21
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2024-05-28

Group structure

Castleton Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Castleton Holdings Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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HOLLYWOOD NAILS & BEAUTY LIMITED

This company · SC223435

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Castleton Holdings Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr David Francis Klinebergceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares
Mrs Elizabeth Klinebergceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2001-09-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Ainslie House

24 Ainslie Road

Hillington

Glasgow

G52 4RU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2023-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

KLINEBERG, Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2001-09-21

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Active

KLINEBERG, David Francis→

director · ~76y · appointed 2001-09-21

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Active

KLINEBERG, Elizabeth→

director · ~75y · appointed 2001-09-21

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Active

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-09-21 · resigned 2001-09-21

Resigned

JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-09-21 · resigned 2001-09-21

Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

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gazette · GAZ2(A)

2024-05-28

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gazette · GAZ1(A)

2024-03-12

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2024-03-05