ASSOCIATION OF OPHTHALMIC NURSES AND TECHNICIANS (UK) LTD

💤Zombieactive
00976844 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1970-04-10
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.
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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, 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: medium (70/100)

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
34 officers (2 active, 34 linked, 28 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
130 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (64 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-02
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  2. 2024-08-28
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  3. 2023-10-11
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  4. 2022-10-27
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  5. 2021-10-04
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  6. 2020-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-29
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2020-09-29
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    change-of-name-request-comments
    change-of-name · NM06
  9. 2020-09-29
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    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  10. 2019-10-18
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  11. 2018-10-02
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  12. 2017-09-28
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  13. 2017-09-27
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  14. 2017-09-27
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  15. 2017-09-27
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  16. 2017-08-30
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  17. 2017-06-17
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    HADLEY, Lynne appointed
    secretary
  18. 2017-06-17
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    HADLEY, Lynne appointed
    director
  19. 2017-06-17
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    GAMBLE, Alison resigned
    secretary
  20. 2017-06-17
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    GAMBLE, Alison resigned
    director
  21. 2015-06-04
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    BULLOCK, Carol resigned
    secretary
  22. 2015-06-04
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    BULLOCK, Carol resigned
    director
  23. 2015-06-03
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    GAMBLE, Alison appointed
    secretary
  24. 2015-06-03
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    GAMBLE, Alison appointed
    director
  25. 2012-01-31
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    BULLOCK, Carol appointed
    director
  26. 2012-01-31
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    LAING, Anne Helen resigned
    director
  27. 2007-11-07
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    HARRIS, Beryl resigned
    director
  28. 2002-04-12
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    BULLOCK, Carol appointed
    secretary
  29. 2002-04-12
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    RODDAN, Hilary resigned
    secretary
  30. 2002-04-12
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    LAING, Anne Helen appointed
    director
  31. 2001-03-31
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    AYANLEKE, Gabriel Dokun resigned
    director
  32. 2001-03-31
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    AYOUB, Madeleine resigned
    director
  33. 2001-03-31
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    GRUBERT, Dianne resigned
    director
  34. 2001-03-31
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    HAMILTON, Joan resigned
    director
  35. 2001-03-31
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    LAING, Anne Helen resigned
    director
  36. 2001-03-31
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    MAUNDERS, Stella resigned
    director
  37. 2001-03-31
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    NEEDHAM, Yvonne resigned
    director
  38. 2001-03-31
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    RENDELL, Jacqueline resigned
    director
  39. 2001-03-31
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    ROBERTSON, Joanne resigned
    director
  40. 2001-03-31
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    RODDAN, Hilary resigned
    director
  41. 2001-03-31
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    WELCH, Anne resigned
    director
  42. 2000-06-27
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    LANGFORD, Maria Josephine resigned
    director
  43. 2000-06-17
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    ROBERTSON, Joanne appointed
    director
  44. 2000-01-31
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    HILL, Michael resigned
    director
  45. 1999-04-09
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    AYANLEKE, Gabriel Dokun appointed
    director
  46. 1999-04-09
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    RILEY, Joan resigned
    director
  47. 1999-04-09
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    WHEELDON, Brenda resigned
    director
  48. 1998-05-07
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    RENDELL, Jacqueline appointed
    director
  49. 1997-04-11
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    RODDAN, Hilary appointed
    secretary
  50. 1997-04-11
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    CARMICHAEL, Margaret resigned
    director
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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 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 56 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1970-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

5b Sunrise Business Park
Higher Shaftesbury Road
Blandford Forum
Dorset
DT11 8ST

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02

Officers (2 active · 32 resigned)

HADLEY, Lynne→
secretary · appointed 2017-06-17
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Active
HADLEY, Lynne→
director · ~65y · appointed 2017-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BULLOCK, Carol→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-12 · resigned 2015-06-04
Resigned
GAMBLE, Alison→
secretary · appointed 2015-06-03 · resigned 2017-06-17
Resigned
HARRIS, Beryl→
secretary · resigned 1997-04-10
Resigned
RODDAN, Hilary→
secretary · appointed 1997-04-11 · resigned 2002-04-12
Resigned
AYANLEKE, Gabriel Dokun→
director · ~80y · appointed 1999-04-09 · resigned 2001-03-31
Resigned
AYOUB, Madeleine→
director · ~116y · resigned 2001-03-31
Resigned
BRADBURY, Barbara→
director · ~73y · resigned 1993-04-18
Resigned
BULLOCK, Carol→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-01-31 · resigned 2015-06-04
Resigned
CARMICHAEL, Margaret→
director · ~116y · resigned 1997-04-11
Resigned
DALTON, Mary→
director · ~79y · resigned 1995-04-23
Resigned
GAMBLE, Alison→
director · ~68y · appointed 2015-06-03 · resigned 2017-06-17
Resigned
GRUBERT, Dianne→
director · ~75y · resigned 2001-03-31
Resigned
HAMILTON, Joan→
director · ~94y · resigned 2001-03-31
Resigned
HARRIS, Beryl→
director · ~97y · resigned 2007-11-07
Resigned
HILL, Michael→
director · ~72y · resigned 2000-01-31
Resigned
KIRTON, Mary→
director · ~91y · resigned 1994-03-27
Resigned
KITCHEN, Evelyn→
director · ~113y · resigned 1991-06-22
Resigned
LAING, Anne Helen→
director · ~79y · appointed 2002-04-12 · resigned 2012-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (130 total)

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2026-04-04
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2025-10-02
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2025-04-02
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accounts · AA
2024-08-28
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2024-04-03
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accounts · AA
2023-10-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
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2022-10-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
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2021-10-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2020-12-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-09-29
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change-of-name · NM06
2020-09-29
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2020-09-29