BB'S SALON HAMILTON LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC806889 · ltd · incorporated 2024-04-15
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). 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: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-22➕BOYLE, Joseph Patrick appointeddirector
- 2025-09-22➖CONNELLY, Patrick resigneddirector
- 2025-09-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-15🏢Company incorporatedAs BB'S SALON HAMILTON LTD
- 2024-04-15➕CONNELLY, Patrick appointeddirector
- 2024-04-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Joseph Patrick Boyle Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 22/09/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Patrick Connellyceased 22/09/2025· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-04-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Registered office
84 Cadzow Street
Hamilton
ML3 6DS
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
BOYLE, Joseph Patrick→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2025-09-22
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CONNELLY, Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2024-04-15 · resigned 2025-09-22
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Recent filings (9 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-04-15