BARWELL SCOTLAND LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC758150 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-08
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£7.5k
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: asset-holding vehicle 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. 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
14 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,472

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£7k
↑ 213% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↑ 9.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£7k-£114£6k£13k£19k£26kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£7.5k£-6.6k
Current assets£25.8k£23.6k
Net assets£7.5k£-6.6k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-02-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-02-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-02-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-08-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-08-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-08-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-08-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2025-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2025-04-01
    MCGILL, Garry appointed
    director
  11. 2025-04-01
    PARKER, Lee resigned
    director
  12. 2025-04-01
    WALKER, Joanne resigned
    director
  13. 2024-09-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-02-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARWELL SCOTLAND LTD
  15. 2023-02-08
    PARKER, Lee appointed
    director
  16. 2023-02-08
    WALKER, Joanne appointed
    director
  17. 2023-02-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 Garry Mcgill
Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/04/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Lee Parkerceased 01/04/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Miss Joanne Walkerceased 01/04/2025· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-02-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

Second Floor Airbles House
270 Airbles Road
Motherwell
ML1 3AT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MCGILL, Garry
director · ~54y · appointed 2025-04-01
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Active
PARKER, Lee
director · ~33y · appointed 2023-02-08 · resigned 2025-04-01
Resigned
WALKER, Joanne
director · ~32y · appointed 2023-02-08 · resigned 2025-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-02-08