SIMPLY HAIR & BEAUTY LTD.
💤Zombieactive
SC289294 · ltd · incorporated 2005-08-23
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
£18.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 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 £18,845
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£19k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↑ 5.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £18.8k | £17.0k |
| Current assets | £27.0k | £25.7k |
| Net assets | £18.8k | £17.0k |
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.
See pricing →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 (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-11-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-08-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-05-22📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2017-05-08➕AIREY, Neil Kelly appointedsecretary
- 2017-05-07➖WELSH, Jacqui resignedsecretary
- 2008-07-31➖BROWN, Sharon Elliot resignedsecretary
- 2008-07-31➕WELSH, Jacqui appointedsecretary
- 2005-08-23🏢Company incorporatedAs SIMPLY HAIR & BEAUTY LTD.
- 2005-08-23➕ANDERSON, Jennifer appointeddirector
- 2005-08-23➕BROWN, Sharon Elliot appointedsecretary
- 2005-08-23➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-08-23➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-08-23➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2005-08-23➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Neil Kelly Airey Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/03/2017 |
Ms Jennifer Anderson Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-08-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Registered office
18 Templehill
Troon
Ayrshire
KA10 6BE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-23
Last: 2025-08-09
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
Active
ANDERSON, Jennifer→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2005-08-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, Sharon Elliot→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-08-23 · resigned 2008-07-31
WELSH, Jacqui→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-07-31 · resigned 2017-05-07
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-08-23 · resigned 2005-08-23
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-08-23 · resigned 2005-08-23
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (57 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-09