AAKBARBER LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC742112 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-22
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£4.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
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 acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,784

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£5k
↑ 68% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 9.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£957£2k£3k£4k£5kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£16.3k£16.6k
Current assets£4.1k£3.7k
Net assets£4.8k£2.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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 (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-22
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-12-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-15
    📄
    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  6. 2024-01-23
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  7. 2023-11-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-08-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AAKBARBER LIMITED
  9. 2022-08-22
    KAREM, Ahmad Abdul appointed
    director
  10. 2022-08-22
    📄
    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
Mr Ahmad Abdul Karem
Individual · Iraqi · DOB 01/1991 · age 35
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/08/2022

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
Incorporated2022-08-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

79 Main Street
Wishaw
ML2 7AB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KAREM, Ahmad Abdul
director · ~35y · appointed 2022-08-22
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Recent filings (11 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2024-02-15
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2024-01-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-08-22