AESTHETICS AYRSHIRE LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC638664 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-13
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees0-200

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2024-08-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-05-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-03-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2024-03-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-06-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-04-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-09-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-09-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-09-06
    MCLEISH, Alan Carson appointed
    director
  16. 2021-09-06
    BURNETT, Ann resigned
    director
  17. 2021-07-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2021-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-04-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2021-04-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2021-04-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  22. 2019-08-13
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    Company incorporated
    As AESTHETICS AYRSHIRE LTD
  23. 2019-08-13
    BURNETT, Ann appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Group structure

Bogside Investments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bogside Investments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
AESTHETICS AYRSHIRE LTD
This company · SC638664

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bogside Investments Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares14/06/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Alan Carson Mcleishceased 14/06/2021· significant influence
  • Ms Ann Burnettceased 18/09/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-08-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

1a Bank Place
Kilmarnock
KA1 1HJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-26
Last: 2025-07-12

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MCLEISH, Alan Carson
director · ~66y · appointed 2021-09-06
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Active
BURNETT, Ann
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-08-13 · resigned 2021-09-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-08-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-03-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14