HEALD SOFTWARE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03233207 · ltd · incorporated 1996-08-02

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 Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Business and domestic software development

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

62020Information technology consultancy activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

85 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2026-03-21
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2025-03-28
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accounts · AA
2023-10-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-17
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accounts · AA
2019-08-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-08-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-02-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-11-06
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officers · TM01
2018-09-19
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HEALD, Andrew Stephen resigned
director
2018-06-26
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capital · SH01
2018-06-26
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officers · AP01
2018-06-18
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address · AD01
2018-06-14
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CAMBRIDGE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2018-06-14
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officers · TM02
2018-06-01
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HEALD, Audrey appointed
director
2018-01-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2004-10-11
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DEAN, Martin resigned
secretary
2004-10-11
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CAMBRIDGE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
1999-08-16
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DEAN, Martin appointed
secretary
1999-08-16
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DOWSETT, Judith resigned
secretary
1999-08-06
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DOWSETT, Judith resigned
director
1996-08-02
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Company incorporated
As HEALD SOFTWARE LIMITED
1996-08-02
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DOWSETT, Judith appointed
secretary
1996-08-02
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CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1996-08-02
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CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1996-08-02
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DOWSETT, Judith appointed
director
1996-08-02
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HEALD, Andrew Stephen appointed
director
1996-08-02
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CHETTLEBURGH'S LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1996-08-02
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CHETTLEBURGH'S LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

98/100

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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HEALD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Audrey Heald Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	19/09/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Andrew Stephen Healdceased 19/09/2018· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated1996-08-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

9 Boxworth Close

North Finchley

London

N12 9HJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-07

Last: 2025-07-24

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

HEALD, Audrey→

director · ~62y · appointed 2018-06-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DEAN, Martin→

secretary · appointed 1999-08-16 · resigned 2004-10-11

Resigned

DOWSETT, Judith→

secretary · appointed 1996-08-02 · resigned 1999-08-16

Resigned

CAMBRIDGE NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-10-11 · resigned 2018-06-14

Resigned

CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-08-02 · resigned 1996-08-02

Resigned

DOWSETT, Judith→

director · ~79y · appointed 1996-08-02 · resigned 1999-08-06

Resigned

HEALD, Andrew Stephen→

director · ~62y · appointed 1996-08-02 · resigned 2018-09-19

Resigned

CHETTLEBURGH'S LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-08-02 · resigned 1996-08-02

Resigned

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