BANGOR NAILS & SPA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC534634 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-05
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
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 70/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees200200

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-06-11
    NGUYEN, An Binh appointed
    director
  4. 2025-06-11
    PHAM, Thuyen Van resigned
    director
  5. 2025-06-11
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2025-06-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-06-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-06-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-02-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-02-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2022-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-11-25
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    dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS02
  16. 2021-07-10
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    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  17. 2021-07-06
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  18. 2021-06-25
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  19. 2021-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-02-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2016-05-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BANGOR NAILS & SPA LIMITED
  23. 2016-05-05
    PHAM, Thuyen Van 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-06-11: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr An Binh Nguyen
Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting11/06/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Thuyen Van Phamceased 11/06/2025· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2016-05-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

43 South Street
St. Andrews
KY16 9QR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last: 2025-06-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

NGUYEN, An Binh
director · ~49y · appointed 2025-06-11
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Active
PHAM, Thuyen Van
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-05-05 · resigned 2025-06-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-12
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-06-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-09