ANNA VARDY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC460943 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-08
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
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 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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  3. 2023-10-27
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  4. 2022-10-03
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-11-07
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-10-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-08-20
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-11-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2013-12-19
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    address · AD01
  16. 2013-10-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ANNA VARDY LIMITED
  17. 2013-10-08
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    VARDY, Anna Frances appointed
    director
  18. 2013-10-08
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    VARDY, Peter Daniel David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "VARDY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Anna Frances Vardy
Individual · British · DOB 11/1986 · age 40
25–50%
—25-50% shares08/10/2016
Mr Peter Daniel David Vardy
Individual · British · DOB 06/1978 · age 48
25–50%
—25-50% shares08/10/2016

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
Incorporated2013-10-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

Pioneer House 2 Renshaw Place
Holytown
Motherwell
ML1 4UF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

VARDY, Anna Frances→
director · ~40y · appointed 2013-10-08
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VARDY, Peter Daniel David→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-10-08
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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-25