THE TANNING BOUTIQUE ENTERPRISE LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £63.3k | £40.4k |
| Current assets | £35.4k | £16.9k |
| Net assets | £46.8k | £7.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-18➖MCMILLAN, Nicholas resigneddirector
- 2025-06-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-28📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-02-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-07🏢Company incorporatedAs THE TANNING BOUTIQUE ENTERPRISE LTD
- 2021-12-07➕GILMOUR, Laura appointeddirector
- 2021-12-07➕MCMILLAN, Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2021-12-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Laura Gilmour Individual · British · DOB 10/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/12/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Nicholas Mcmillanceased 18/06/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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