THE MANE MAN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC251133 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-16
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
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (76/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees1100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-10-28
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  3. 2023-12-13
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  4. 2022-12-19
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  5. 2022-02-15
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  6. 2021-05-14
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  7. 2019-12-23
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  8. 2019-01-30
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  9. 2018-01-31
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  10. 2016-12-20
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  11. 2016-06-24
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  12. 2015-12-17
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  13. 2015-07-09
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  14. 2014-10-23
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  15. 2014-07-04
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  16. 2014-06-19
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2014-04-01
    MCCABE, Suzanne appointed
    director
  18. 2014-03-31
    ZONFRILLO, Sarah Mcvie resigned
    secretary
  19. 2014-03-31
    ZONFRILLO, Ivan resigned
    director
  20. 2003-06-16
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    Company incorporated
    As THE MANE MAN LIMITED
  21. 2003-06-16
    ZONFRILLO, Sarah Mcvie appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-06-16
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-06-16
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-06-16
    ZONFRILLO, Ivan appointed
    director

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

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Suzanne Mccabe
Individual · British · DOB 10/1980 · age 46
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-06-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

3 Wellington Square
Ayr
Ayrshire
KA7 1EN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last: 2025-06-16

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MCCABE, Suzanne
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-04-01
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Active
ZONFRILLO, Sarah Mcvie
secretary · appointed 2003-06-16 · resigned 2014-03-31
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-16 · resigned 2003-06-16
Resigned
ZONFRILLO, Ivan
director · ~81y · appointed 2003-06-16 · resigned 2014-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-01-30