THE EMMA BEAUTY STUDIO LTD.
🏛️Establishedactive
SC669691 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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 (2 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
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-08-03➕CLARK, Joyce Catherine appointeddirector
- 2020-08-03🏢Company incorporatedAs THE EMMA BEAUTY STUDIO LTD.
- 2020-08-03➕CLARK, Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2020-08-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Joyce Catherine Clark Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 25–50% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 03/08/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Similar companies
Active · Trade services · KA postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAXI GROUP LIMITED→ SC081671 · est 1983 | £13.75M £10.31M–£17.18M | — | — | 1000 | 43y | 83 | 82y |
| EMERGENCY ONE (U.K.) LIMITED→ SC319443 · est 2007 | £11.21M £8.41M–£14.01M | — | — | 250 | 19y | 88 | 66y |
| FAIRLIE COMMUNITY TRUST→ SC334426 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | 83 | 90y |
| GWF GENERATORS LIMITED→ SC383281 · est 2010 | — | — | £605.0k | — | 15y | 83 | 71y |
| KELVIN TOP-SET LIMITED→ SC342121 · est 2008 | — | — | — | 1200 | 18y | 83 | 80y |
| RICHARD HEALEY REMOVALS LIMITED→ SC275306 · est 2004 | — | — | £433.7k | — | 21y | 83 | 78y |
| SLS MEDICAL AESTHETICS LIMITED→ SC617555 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| STALKER'S HAIR STUDIO LIMITED→ SC423131 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| THE BRIDE BIBLE LTD→ SC866613 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THE COAST CLINIC LIMITED→ SC391117 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| TOUCH-LESS HYGIENE UK LTD→ SC282870 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| VLR RAIL LTD→ SC810481 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-08-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Registered office
2 Longbank Drive
Southwood
Ayr
KA7 4SB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CLARK, Joyce Catherine→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2021-08-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLARK, Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2020-08-03
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Recent filings (13 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-08-03