FUSE HAIR (SCOTLAND) LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC444589 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-08
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£36
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
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
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £36
Net assets shrinking
Down £492 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£36
↓ 93% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£977£2k£3k£4k£5kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£36£528
Current assets£4.2k£4.9k
Net assets£36£528

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-11-15
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  3. 2023-09-08
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  4. 2022-11-27
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  5. 2022-02-25
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-25
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    address · AD01
  7. 2020-11-30
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-28
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  9. 2018-11-29
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  10. 2017-11-30
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  11. 2016-11-30
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  12. 2016-03-30
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  13. 2015-11-23
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  14. 2015-03-11
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  15. 2014-11-27
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  16. 2014-03-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-03-08
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    Company incorporated
    As FUSE HAIR (SCOTLAND) LTD.
  18. 2013-03-08
    LENNOX, Lynsey appointed
    director
  19. 2013-03-08
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    secretary
  20. 2013-03-08
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    secretary
  21. 2013-03-08
    MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
    director
  22. 2013-03-08
    MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
    director
  23. 2013-03-08
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    director
  24. 2013-03-08
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    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

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-22

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lynsey Lennox
Individual · British · DOB 01/1981 · age 45
75100%
75-100% shares01/03/2017

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
Incorporated2013-03-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

3 Tiber Avenue
Motherwell
Glasgow
ML1 3FJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-22OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-08

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

LENNOX, Lynsey
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-03-08
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Active
TRAINER, Peter
secretary · appointed 2013-03-08 · resigned 2013-03-08
Resigned
MCINTOSH, Susan
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-03-08 · resigned 2013-03-08
Resigned
TRAINER, Peter
director · ~74y · appointed 2013-03-08 · resigned 2013-03-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-25