GLOW NAILS AND BEAUTY (DUNFERMLINE) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC444011 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-04
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-92.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.4y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.4 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.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
42 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £92,472

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£92k
↓ 8.9% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↓ 72% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£92k-£65k-£38k-£11k£16k£44kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
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.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-03-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-02-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-02-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-02-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-03-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2017-12-01
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    MCNEILL, Christopher Joseph resigned
    director
  18. 2017-01-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  19. 2015-04-01
    ➕
    MCNEILL, Christopher Joseph appointed
    director
  20. 2013-03-04
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    Company incorporated
    As GLOW NAILS AND BEAUTY (DUNFERMLINE) LIMITED
  21. 2013-03-04
    ➕
    WALSH, Anne-Marie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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
Ms Anne-Marie Walsh
Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-03-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

159 Linburn Road
Dunfermline
KY11 4FB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WALSH, Anne-Marie→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-03-04
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Active
MCNEILL, Christopher Joseph→
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-04-01 · resigned 2017-12-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
A registered charge—23/01/2017—
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Recent filings (42 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07