LORRAINE WATSON (HAIR STYLIST) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC251712 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-25
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
£47.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 96020Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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, 2 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 £47,668
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,738 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£48k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£51k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£12k£25k£37k£50k£62kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£49.1k£59.4k
Current assets£50.9k£61.9k
Net assets£47.7k£59.4k

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-07-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-10-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2018-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2017-06-26
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    JAMIESON'S BOOK-KEEPING & ACCOUNTANCY LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2009-06-22
    ➖
    JAMIESON, Eric Robert resigned
    secretary
  19. 2009-06-22
    ➕
    JAMIESON'S BOOK-KEEPING & ACCOUNTANCY LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2003-06-30
    ➕
    WATSON, Lorraine appointed
    director
  21. 2003-06-30
    ➕
    JAMIESON, Eric Robert appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-06-30
    ➖
    STRONACHS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-06-30
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    NEILSON, Ewan Craig resigned
    nominee-director
  24. 2003-06-25
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    Company incorporated
    As LORRAINE WATSON (HAIR STYLIST) LIMITED
  25. 2003-06-25
    ➕
    STRONACHS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-06-25
    ➕
    NEILSON, Ewan Craig appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WATSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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
Ms Lorraine Watson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56
75–100%
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
Incorporated2003-06-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

5 Rubislaw Terrace
C/O Jm Taylor
Aberdeen
AB10 1XE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-09
Last: 2025-06-25

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

WATSON, Lorraine→
director · ~56y · appointed 2003-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JAMIESON, Eric Robert→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-30 · resigned 2009-06-22
Resigned
JAMIESON'S BOOK-KEEPING & ACCOUNTANCY LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-06-22 · resigned 2017-06-26
Resigned
STRONACHS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-25 · resigned 2003-06-30
Resigned
NEILSON, Ewan Craig→
nominee-director · ~68y · appointed 2003-06-25 · resigned 2003-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-09