ALPHA LEISURE HAIR LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC472427 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-13
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£26.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
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 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £26,701
Cash YoY
+23%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£19k
↑ 23% YoY
Net Worth
£27k
↑ 8.7% YoY
Current Assets
£44k
↑ 3.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£9k£17k£26k£35k£44kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£26.7k£24.6k
Current assets£43.7k£42.2k
Cash£18.6k£15.2k
Debtors£25.1k£27.0k
Net assets£26.7k£24.6k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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  2. 2025-06-07
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    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-06-03
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    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-05
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  6. 2023-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-23
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  8. 2022-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-04
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    accounts · AAMD
  10. 2021-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-29
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  12. 2020-06-15
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    accounts · AAMD
  13. 2019-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-05
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    accounts · AAMD
  15. 2018-12-27
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  16. 2018-03-16
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  17. 2017-12-28
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-03-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPHA LEISURE HAIR LIMITED
  19. 2014-03-13
    KERR, William Neil appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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: 2026-03-27

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Neil Kerr
Individual · British · DOB 06/1947 · age 79
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
Incorporated2014-03-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

Iais Level One
211 Dumbarton Road
Glasgow
G11 6AA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-27OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KERR, William Neil
director · ~79y · appointed 2014-03-13
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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-12