CARCOSA HAIR & BEAUTY LIMITED

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SC282653 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-04
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 material changes in the last 90 days.

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
£13
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: asset-holding vehicle 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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £13

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£13
↑ 86% YoY
Current Assets
£37k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£15k£22k£30k£37kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£11.1k£13.6k
Current assets£37.3k£32.1k
Net assets£13£7

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-04-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-06-17
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  4. 2025-03-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-03-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-12
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  8. 2022-12-15
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  9. 2021-12-13
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  10. 2020-12-04
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  11. 2020-01-08
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  12. 2018-12-28
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  13. 2018-01-07
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  14. 2017-01-11
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-01
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-12-07
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    ROBERTSON, Gregor James appointed
    secretary
  17. 2014-12-07
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Gregor James appointed
    director
  18. 2014-12-07
    ➖
    SINCLAIR, Mark resigned
    secretary
  19. 2014-12-07
    ➖
    SINCLAIR, Mark resigned
    director
  20. 2010-11-30
    ➖
    MACLEOD, Ruth Janet resigned
    secretary
  21. 2010-11-30
    ➕
    SINCLAIR, Mark appointed
    secretary
  22. 2010-11-30
    ➖
    MACLEOD, Ruth Janet resigned
    director
  23. 2005-09-16
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Ruth Janet appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-09-16
    ➖
    BISHOPS SOLICITORS LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2005-09-16
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Ruth Janet appointed
    director
  26. 2005-09-16
    ➕
    SINCLAIR, Mark appointed
    director
  27. 2005-09-16
    ➖
    MITRESHELF DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  28. 2005-05-16
    ➕
    BISHOPS SOLICITORS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2005-05-16
    ➖
    BISHOPS SOLICITORS LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2005-04-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CARCOSA HAIR & BEAUTY LIMITED
  31. 2005-04-04
    ➕
    BISHOPS SOLICITORS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2005-04-04
    ➕
    MITRESHELF DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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

60/100
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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
Mr Gregor James Robertson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1978 · age 48
75–100%
—75-100% shares07/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-04-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

38 Howe Street
Edinburgh
EH3 6TH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-17
Last: 2026-04-03

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

ROBERTSON, Gregor James→
secretary · appointed 2014-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTSON, Gregor James→
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACLEOD, Ruth Janet→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-16 · resigned 2010-11-30
Resigned
SINCLAIR, Mark→
secretary · appointed 2010-11-30 · resigned 2014-12-07
Resigned
BISHOPS SOLICITORS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-05-16 · resigned 2005-09-16
Resigned
BISHOPS SOLICITORS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-04-04 · resigned 2005-05-16
Resigned
MACLEOD, Ruth Janet→
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-09-16 · resigned 2010-11-30
Resigned
SINCLAIR, Mark→
director · ~55y · appointed 2005-09-16 · resigned 2014-12-07
Resigned
MITRESHELF DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2005-04-04 · resigned 2005-09-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-09