BLACKS BARBERING (SLATEFORD) LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC736602 · ltd · incorporated 2022-06-27
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
19 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-04-14📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-11-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-12✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-02-09➕MCCUTCHEON, Ryan appointeddirector
- 2024-02-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-28➖FARRELL, Ryan resigneddirector
- 2022-07-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-28➕FARRELL, Ryan appointeddirector
- 2022-06-27🏢Company incorporatedAs BLACKS BARBERING (SLATEFORD) LTD
- 2022-06-27➕BLACK, Lachlan Hartree appointeddirector
- 2022-06-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BLACK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Lachlan Hartree Black Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/2000 · age 26 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 27/06/2022 |
Mr Ryan Mccutcheon Individual · British · DOB 08/1994 · age 32 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 15/03/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-06-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Registered office
204 Great Junction Street
Edinburgh
EH6 5LW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-10
Last: 2025-06-26
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BLACK, Lachlan Hartree→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2022-06-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCCUTCHEON, Ryan→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2024-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FARRELL, Ryan→
Resigneddirector · ~32y · appointed 2022-06-28 · resigned 2022-07-28
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Recent filings (19 total)
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-21
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-18
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-02-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-09