ALL ABOUT YOU (SCOTLAND) LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC680899 · ltd · incorporated 2020-11-13
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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 72/100 (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 (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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 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
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
85
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-01-23
    FAILL, Douglas Shaw Buchan resigned
    director
  6. 2023-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-03-31
    FAILL, Corinne Yvonne resigned
    director
  10. 2022-03-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-05-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2021-02-25
    FAILL, Corinne Yvonne appointed
    director
  13. 2021-02-25
    FAILL, Douglas Shaw Buchan appointed
    director
  14. 2021-02-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-02-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-11-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ALL ABOUT YOU (SCOTLAND) LTD
  17. 2020-11-13
    FAILL, Lorna Rhoda Frances appointed
    director
  18. 2020-11-13
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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
Mrs Lorna Rhoda Frances French
Individual · British · DOB 04/1995 · age 31
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/11/2020

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
Incorporated2020-11-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

7 Red Fox Crescent
Penicuik
EH26 0RQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

FAILL, Lorna Rhoda Frances
director · ~31y · appointed 2020-11-13
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Active
FAILL, Corinne Yvonne
director · ~64y · appointed 2021-02-25 · resigned 2022-03-31
Resigned
FAILL, Douglas Shaw Buchan
director · ~76y · appointed 2021-02-25 · resigned 2024-01-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-05-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-25