HAIR BY AARAN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC508239 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-12
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
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: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 £1,000
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,398 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1k
↓ 58% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 6.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£771£2k£2k£3k£4kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£1.0k£2.4k
Current assets£3.9k£3.6k
Net assets£1.0k£2.4k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-05-07
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  6. 2024-05-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-04-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-25
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    second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
  13. 2021-05-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-05-25
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  15. 2021-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-01-06
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  17. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-06-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HAIR BY AARAN LIMITED
  20. 2015-06-12
    ➕
    BURNETT & REID LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2015-06-12
    ➕
    COLLIE, Aaran Samuel appointed
    director
  22. 2015-06-12
    ➕
    COLLIE, Neil Duncan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Aaran Samuel Collie
Individual · British · DOB 02/1996 · age 30
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-06-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

46 High Street
Grant Considine
Banchory
Kincardineshire
AB31 5SR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last: 2025-06-12

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BURNETT & REID LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-06-12
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Active
COLLIE, Aaran Samuel→
director · ~30y · appointed 2015-06-12
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Active
COLLIE, Neil Duncan→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-06-12
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Active

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Recent filings (32 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-10
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-05-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-03