AETHEL AESTHETIC LTD
- · Hygiene score: 70 → 90
- · Opportunity score: 62 → 68
- · Bankability: 60 → 70
- · Distress / opportunity: attractive → avoid
- · 4 recent signals strengthening vs 0 weakening
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 4 positive signals vs 0 negative.
- ↑Opportunity score: 62 → 68
- ↑Hygiene score: 70 → 90
- ↑Bankability: 60 → 70
- ↑Filings: 7 → 11
- ·Distress / opportunity: attractive → avoid
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Opportunity 68/100 (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 (70/100)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
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-18 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £288 |
| Current assets | £3.4k |
| Net assets | £288 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 change-of-name
- • 1 change-of-name
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 change-of-name
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-29✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2026-05-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-03-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-14🏢Company incorporatedAs AETHEL AESTHETIC LTD
- 2023-03-14➕PAWLAK, Julia Maria appointeddirector
- 2023-03-14📄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
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-06-29: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Julia Maria Pawlak Individual · Polish · DOB 12/1987 · age 39 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 14/03/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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