FK3 BARBER LTD

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SC863176 · ltd · incorporated 2025-09-17
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window opening · high confidence
More negotiable than before — 2 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Deal-killer verdict: workable → high-friction
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 85
  • · Filings: 2 → 6
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 1 improved, 2 worsened.

  • ↓Deal-killer verdict: workable → high-friction
  • ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 85
  • ↑Filings: 2 → 6
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-31
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-05-31
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-05-31
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-05-31
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2026-05-15
    ➕
    CELEBI, Mert appointed
    director
  6. 2026-05-15
    ➖
    CELEBI, Kemal resigned
    director
  7. 2026-01-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-09-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FK3 BARBER LTD
  9. 2025-09-17
    ➕
    CELEBI, Kemal appointed
    director
  10. 2025-09-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 0.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-09-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

95a Newlands Road Newlands Road
Grangemouth
FK3 8NT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-17
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last: —

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CELEBI, Mert→
director · ~21y · appointed 2026-05-15
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Active
CELEBI, Kemal→
director · ~43y · appointed 2025-09-17 · resigned 2026-05-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (6 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-09-17