TOP A NAILS (FK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC652473 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-23
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
21 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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees300300

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
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-04-10
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2025-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-18
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2020-10-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-10-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-08-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-08-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-08-21
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-08-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-01-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TOP A NAILS (FK) LIMITED
  16. 2020-01-23
    NGUYEN, Cat appointed
    director
  17. 2020-01-23
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 6 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 Cat Nguyen
Individual · Vietnamese · DOB 06/1986 · age 40
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/01/2020

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
Incorporated2020-01-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

9 Lint Riggs
Falkirk
FK1 1DG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

NGUYEN, Cat
director · ~40y · appointed 2020-01-23
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Recent filings (21 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-21
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-17