BEAUTY SPACES (AYRSHIRE) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC544926 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-08
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees0200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-25
    GILMOUR, Kirsteen resigned
    director
  12. 2020-03-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-09-08
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    Company incorporated
    As BEAUTY SPACES (AYRSHIRE) LIMITED
  16. 2016-09-08
    JONES, Emma Shannon appointed
    director
  17. 2016-09-08
    GILMOUR, Kirsteen appointed
    director
  18. 2016-09-08
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

45/100
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.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Kirsteen Gilmour
Individual · British · DOB 11/1973 · age 53
2550%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence08/09/2016
Emma Jones
Individual · British · DOB 02/1989 · age 37
2550%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence08/09/2016

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
Incorporated2016-09-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

Trinity Business Spaces
18 East Shaw Street
Kilmarnock
KA1 4AN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

JONES, Emma Shannon
director · ~37y · appointed 2016-09-08
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Active
GILMOUR, Kirsteen
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-09-08 · resigned 2020-03-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-20