S AND S SALONS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC761471 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-08
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
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 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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 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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £2 |
| Current assets | — | £2 |
| Debtors | — | £2 |
| Net assets | — | £2 |
| Average employees | 100 | — |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-28📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-03-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-05-28📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-05-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-08🏢Company incorporatedAs S AND S SALONS LTD
- 2023-03-08➕MURRAY, Steven appointedsecretary
- 2023-03-08➕BENNETT, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2023-03-08➕MURRAY, Steven appointeddirector
- 2023-03-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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 Stephen Bennett Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 08/03/2023 |
Mr Steven Murray Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 08/03/2023 |
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
Incorporated2023-03-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Registered office
Trinity Business Spaces Trinity Business Spaces
18 East Shaw Street
Kilmarnock
KA1 4AN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
BENNETT, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2023-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MURRAY, Steven→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2023-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (11 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-08