HARRIS & FOX LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC589878 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-26
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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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 (78/100)

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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-30
Average employees200300

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

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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-24
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  3. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2024-02-20
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2024-02-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-07-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-11-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2018-10-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-10-25
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    HARRIS, Euan resigned
    director
  19. 2018-10-05
    ➕
    HARRIS, Euan appointed
    director
  20. 2018-02-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HARRIS & FOX LIMITED
  21. 2018-02-26
    ➕
    HARRIS, Ryan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HARRIS" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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 Ryan Harris
Individual · British · DOB 02/1986 · age 40
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting26/02/2018

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
Incorporated2018-02-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

81 Rosemount Viaduct
Aberdeen
AB25 1NS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HARRIS, Ryan→
director · ~40y · appointed 2018-02-26
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Active
HARRIS, Euan→
director · ~32y · appointed 2018-10-05 · resigned 2018-10-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-02-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-10