GLOW NAILS AND BEAUTY (DUNFERMLINE) LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 9.3y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-39.4k | £-14.5k |
| Current assets | £12.3k | £43.6k |
| Net assets | £-92.5k | £-84.9k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-12-01➖MCNEILL, Christopher Joseph resigneddirector
- 2017-01-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2015-04-01➕MCNEILL, Christopher Joseph appointeddirector
- 2013-03-04🏢Company incorporatedAs GLOW NAILS AND BEAUTY (DUNFERMLINE) LIMITED
- 2013-03-04➕WALSH, Anne-Marie appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
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 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Anne-Marie Walsh Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53 | 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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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | — | 23/01/2017 | — |