D C STYLE LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC400909 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-03

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 Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

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 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

35 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30
Average employees	0

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

• 2 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-04-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-10-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-10-12
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2017-10-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-09-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-06-08
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-08-10
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STEWART, Colin resigned
director
2011-06-03
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Company incorporated
As D C STYLE LTD
2011-06-03
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STEWART, Elaine appointed
director
2011-06-03
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STEWART, Colin appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Elaine Stewart Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61	25–50%	—	sig. influence25-50% shares · significant influence · firm interest	06/04/2016

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

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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

Incorporated2011-06-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

Cairngar

Edzell

Brechin

DD9 7XR

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-19

Last: 2025-10-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

STEWART, Elaine→

director · ~61y · appointed 2011-06-03

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Active

STEWART, Colin→

director · ~62y · appointed 2011-06-03 · resigned 2012-08-10

Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-04-25

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2026-04-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-06-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-24

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-10-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-03-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-06-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-03-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-10-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-06-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-11-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2020-03-09