A1 BARBERS LIMITED

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SC466547 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-03
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.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2024
Net worth
£-1.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,031

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£1k
Current Assets
£4k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-01-31
Total assets£-1.0k
Current assets£3.9k
Net assets£-1.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
9
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-01-26
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2026-01-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-12-22
    ➕
    ROSTAS, Usuman appointed
    director
  5. 2025-12-22
    ➖
    KHAN, Sadam Hussain resigned
    director
  6. 2025-12-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-12-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-12-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2025-12-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-12-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  13. 2024-09-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2024-09-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2024-09-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2024-09-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2024-07-31
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    RAHIM, Sidrah resigned
    director
  18. 2024-07-01
    ➕
    KHAN, Sadam Hussain appointed
    director
  19. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  21. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  22. 2022-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2014-04-06
    ➕
    RAHIM, Sidrah appointed
    director
  25. 2014-04-06
    ➕
    RAHIM, Usman appointed
    director
  26. 2014-04-06
    ➖
    RAHIM, Usman resigned
    director
  27. 2014-04-06
    ➖
    RAHIM, Zeeshan resigned
    director
  28. 2014-01-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A1 BARBERS LIMITED
  29. 2014-01-03
    ➕
    RAHIM, Zeeshan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

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
Mr Usuman Rostas
Individual · Romanian · DOB 04/1998 · age 28
75–100%
—75-100% shares22/12/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Sadam Hussain Khanceased 22/12/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest
  • Miss Sidrah Rahimceased 31/07/2024· significant influence

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
Incorporated2014-01-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

264 Allison Street
Glasgow
G42 8RT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

ROSTAS, Usuman→
director · ~28y · appointed 2025-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KHAN, Sadam Hussain→
director · ~35y · appointed 2024-07-01 · resigned 2025-12-22
Resigned
RAHIM, Sidrah→
director · ~31y · appointed 2014-04-06 · resigned 2024-07-31
Resigned
RAHIM, Usman→
director · ~35y · appointed 2014-04-06 · resigned 2014-04-06
Resigned
RAHIM, Zeeshan→
director · ~34y · appointed 2014-01-03 · resigned 2014-04-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-30
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2026-01-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-01-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10