CATHY'S BEAUTY NATURALS LTD
Opportunity 73/100 (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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.4k | £799 |
| Current assets | £3.9k | £3.6k |
| Cash | £2.3k | £3.0k |
| Debtors | £1.6k | £628 |
| Net assets | £1 | £-3.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
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- 2024-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2018-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2017-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-02-15➕RAO, Nagarajan appointedsecretary
- 2011-11-23🏢Company incorporatedAs CATHY'S BEAUTY NATURALS LTD
- 2011-11-23➕NAGARAJAN, Catherine Shobana appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Catherine Shobana Nagarajan Individual · Indian · DOB 11/1980 · age 46 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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