DEJA HAIR AND BEAUTY LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC376378 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-07
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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 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 (78/100)

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 (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
58 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees800800

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-03-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2024-04-01
    ➖
    MCDONALD, Alexander Carroll resigned
    secretary
  6. 2024-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-30
    ➖
    MCDONALD, Alexander Caroll resigned
    director
  8. 2023-11-30
    ➖
    MCDONALD, Michelle resigned
    director
  9. 2023-11-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-11-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-04-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-04-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2023-04-17
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2022-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-01-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2022-01-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2021-04-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2021-04-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2021-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2010-04-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DEJA HAIR AND BEAUTY LTD.
  23. 2010-04-07
    ➕
    THOMSON, Jade Elizabeth appointed
    director
  24. 2010-04-07
    ➕
    MCDONALD, Alexander Carroll appointed
    secretary
  25. 2010-04-07
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2010-04-07
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2010-04-07
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  28. 2010-04-07
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director
  29. 2010-04-07
    ➕
    MCDONALD, Alexander Caroll appointed
    director
  30. 2010-04-07
    ➕
    MCDONALD, Michelle appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in 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 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 Jade Elizabeth Thomson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1985 · age 41
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting07/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-04-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

Argyll House
Quarrywood Court
Livingston
West Lothian
EH54 6AX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

THOMSON, Jade Elizabeth→
director · ~41y · appointed 2010-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCDONALD, Alexander Carroll→
secretary · appointed 2010-04-07 · resigned 2024-04-01
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-04-07 · resigned 2010-04-07
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-04-07 · resigned 2010-04-07
Resigned
MCDONALD, Alexander Caroll→
director · ~74y · appointed 2010-04-07 · resigned 2023-11-30
Resigned
MCDONALD, Michelle→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-04-07 · resigned 2023-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-17
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-04-17