ROAR HAIR LIMITED

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SC551788 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-05
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£93.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
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 73/100 (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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 1.1y

0/100
under pressure

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

  • · Newest facility, 1.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · 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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £93,103
Cash YoY
+31%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£95k
↑ 31% YoY
Net Worth
£93k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£117k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£23k£47k£70k£94k£117kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£93.1k£73.1k
Current assets£117.5k£92.2k
Cash£95.1k£72.4k
Debtors£2.9k
Net assets£93.1k£73.1k

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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-22
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-14
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    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-04-11
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money)
  4. 2025-04-02
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    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2025-03-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money) (Company Number SC001111)
  6. 2024-09-10
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-08
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    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-11-08
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    address · AD01
  9. 2023-09-15
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-20
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-17
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  12. 2020-07-08
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  13. 2019-09-23
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  14. 2018-06-27
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  15. 2017-07-26
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    address · AD01
  16. 2017-07-26
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    address · AD01
  17. 2017-07-26
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    officers · CH01
  18. 2017-07-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2016-12-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ROAR HAIR LIMITED
  20. 2016-12-05
    MCCALLUM, Brian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

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
Mr Brian Mcallum
Individual · British · DOB 12/1987 · age 39
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest05/12/2016

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
Incorporated2016-12-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

41 Barrow Drive
East Kilbride
Glasgow
G75 7AD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCCALLUM, Brian
director · ~39y · appointed 2016-12-05
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money)
A registered charge1 property11/04/2025
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money) (Company Number SC001111)
A registered charge27/03/2025
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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-13