BEAUTY INK (GLASGOW) LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC441718 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-01
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-4.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
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
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,402

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£839
Net Worth
-£4k
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-31
Total assets£-3.9k
Cash£839
Net assets£-4.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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  2. 2026-02-26
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  3. 2025-03-04
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-28
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    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-05-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2024-02-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-23
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-17
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-28
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-28
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-20
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-02-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2017-02-27
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-02-01
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    Company incorporated
    As BEAUTY INK (GLASGOW) LTD
  18. 2013-02-01
    MCDERMOTT, Isla appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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 13 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Isla Mcdermott
Individual · British · DOB 02/1979 · age 47
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-02-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

16 North Claremont Street
Glasgow
G3 7LE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCDERMOTT, Isla
director · ~47y · appointed 2013-02-01
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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02