GOLD LOUNGE HAIR AND BEAUTY SALON LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £125.4k | — |
| Current assets | £1.2k | — |
| Cash | £174 | — |
| Debtors | £77 | — |
| Net assets | £-6.2k | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27➖MCLAUGHLIN, Nicole resigneddirector
- 2024-06-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-23📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-11-15📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-11-16📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-20📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-11-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-11-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-29🏢Company incorporatedAs GOLD LOUNGE HAIR AND BEAUTY SALON LTD
- 2017-08-29➕MCKIERNAN, Donna appointeddirector
- 2017-08-29➕MCLAUGHLIN, Nicole appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Donna Mckiernan Individual · British · DOB 06/1986 · age 40 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 29/08/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Nicole Mclaughlinceased 27/06/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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