BESPOKE BEAUTY THERAPIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC477461 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-13
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 May 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 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)
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£90
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20£40£60£80£100May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£100£100
Current assets£90£90
Net assets£100£100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-14
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  3. 2024-02-02
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  4. 2023-02-13
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  5. 2022-02-15
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  6. 2021-02-15
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  7. 2020-02-04
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  8. 2019-02-26
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-02-28
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-03-22
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-06-03
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2016-06-03
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2016-06-03
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    address · AD01
  14. 2016-06-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-06-01
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    ADAMS, Sarah Louise appointed
    director
  16. 2016-06-01
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    DALY, James resigned
    director
  17. 2016-04-20
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    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2016-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-05-13
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    Company incorporated
    As BESPOKE BEAUTY THERAPIES LIMITED
  20. 2014-05-13
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    DALY, James 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Sarah Louise Adams
Individual · British · DOB 09/1974 · age 52
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2014-05-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

94 Bath Street
Glasgow
G2 2EN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last: 2025-05-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ADAMS, Sarah Louise→
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-06-01
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Active
DALY, James→
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-05-13 · resigned 2016-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-02-26