PARS SALONS LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC367917 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-03

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 Feb 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 (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

45 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-28
Average employees	5	400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-11-24
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2024-11-12
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2023-08-18
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2022-07-15
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2022-07-15
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2022-07-15
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2022-07-14
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2022-06-13
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2021-07-28
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2020-11-27
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2019-10-29
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2018-09-03
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2017-11-28
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2016-12-01
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2015-12-01
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HODGSON, Natalie appointed
secretary
2013-11-15
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HODGSON, Natalie Jane Sarafilovic appointed
director
2013-11-15
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SARAFILOVIC, Andre resigned
director
2013-11-04
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HODGSON, Natalie resigned
director
2013-11-04
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SARAFILOVIC, Andre appointed
director
2009-11-03
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Company incorporated
As PARS SALONS LTD
2009-11-03
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HODGSON, Natalie 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 17 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Natalie Jayne Sarafilovic Individual · British · DOB 02/1988 · age 38	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2009-11-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

64-66 Bridge Street

Dollar

FK14 7DQ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-13

Last: 2025-10-30

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HODGSON, Natalie→

secretary · appointed 2015-12-01

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Active

HODGSON, Natalie Jane Sarafilovic→

director · ~38y · appointed 2013-11-15

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Active

HODGSON, Natalie→

director · ~38y · appointed 2009-11-03 · resigned 2013-11-04

Resigned

SARAFILOVIC, Andre→

director · ~63y · appointed 2013-11-04 · resigned 2013-11-15

Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

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accounts · AA

2025-11-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-11-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-12-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-08-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-07-15

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2022-07-15

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2022-07-15

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-07-14

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address · AD01

2022-07-14

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address · AD01

2022-06-13

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address · AD01

2022-06-13

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-11-03