28 SOUTH STREET LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
00795256 · ltd · incorporated 1964-03-10
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.
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
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: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 38.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 38.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees13001400

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-11
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  2. 2024-09-26
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  3. 2024-03-04
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  4. 2023-11-22
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  5. 2022-11-29
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  6. 2021-11-30
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  7. 2020-12-19
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  8. 2019-11-28
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  9. 2018-09-06
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2018-08-23
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    MESSIAS, Darren resigned
    director
  11. 2018-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2017-09-14
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  13. 2016-11-30
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  14. 2015-12-04
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  15. 2015-11-30
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  16. 2014-12-02
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2008-04-16
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    HALL, Robert Keith resigned
    secretary
  18. 2007-06-06
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    MESSIAS, Darren appointed
    director
  19. 2007-06-06
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    MUMFORD, Sheila Julia resigned
    director
  20. 2003-03-01
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    HARTGROVE, Anna appointed
    director
  21. 2002-02-06
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    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2001-10-07
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    SIMPSON, Barry Anthony resigned
    director
  23. 1996-08-01
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    BORDUN, Stephen John resigned
    director
  24. 1996-08-01
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    SIMPSON, Sally Anne resigned
    director
  25. 1988-02-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 1964-03-10
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    Company incorporated
    As 28 SOUTH STREET LIMITED

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 62 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
Mrs Anna Hartgrove
Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated1964-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

Manor View Chambers 294-296 Askern Road
Toll Bar
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN5 0QN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

HARTGROVE, Anna→
director · ~49y · appointed 2003-03-01
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Active
HALL, Robert Keith→
secretary · resigned 2008-04-16
Resigned
BORDUN, Stephen John→
director · ~73y · resigned 1996-08-01
Resigned
MESSIAS, Darren→
director · ~53y · appointed 2007-06-06 · resigned 2018-08-23
Resigned
MUMFORD, Sheila Julia→
director · ~74y · resigned 2007-06-06
Resigned
SIMPSON, Barry Anthony→
director · ~86y · resigned 2001-10-07
Resigned
SIMPSON, Sally Anne→
director · ~74y · resigned 1996-08-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property10/02/198806/02/2002

Recent filings (100 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-28