4 SEASONS MEDICAL CENTRE LTD

💤Zombieactive
03679849 · ltd · incorporated 1998-12-07
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: General medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees13

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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2020-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2019-12-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2019-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-07
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    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  15. 2019-08-20
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2019-03-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2018-12-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2006-06-16
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    BROMLEY, Maureen resigned
    director
  19. 2006-06-16
    ➖
    MALKHANDI, Neil Ratan resigned
    director
  20. 2003-02-09
    ➖
    CUNLIFFE, Michael James resigned
    director
  21. 2003-02-09
    ➖
    SMITH, Edward William resigned
    director
  22. 2002-02-09
    ➖
    OWEN, Cheryl resigned
    director
  23. 2000-10-04
    ➕
    CUNLIFFE, Michael James appointed
    director
  24. 2000-10-04
    ➕
    OWEN, Cheryl appointed
    director
  25. 2000-10-04
    ➕
    SMITH, Edward William appointed
    director
  26. 1998-12-07
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    Company incorporated
    As 4 SEASONS MEDICAL CENTRE LTD
  27. 1998-12-07
    ➕
    BROMLEY, Maureen appointed
    secretary
  28. 1998-12-07
    ➕
    MALKHANDI, Anita Devi, Dr appointed
    director
  29. 1998-12-07
    ➕
    AVIS, Michael Geoffrey appointed
    nominee-secretary
  30. 1998-12-07
    ➖
    AVIS, Michael Geoffrey resigned
    nominee-secretary
  31. 1998-12-07
    ➕
    AVIS, Christine Susan appointed
    nominee-director
  32. 1998-12-07
    ➖
    AVIS, Christine Susan resigned
    nominee-director
  33. 1998-12-07
    ➕
    BROMLEY, Maureen appointed
    director
  34. 1998-12-07
    ➕
    MALKHANDI, Neil Ratan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
Dr Anita Devi Malkhandi
Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares07/12/2016

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
Incorporated1998-12-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86210 — General medical practice activities

Registered office

Orford Jubilee Park Health Centre Jubilee Way
Orford
Warrington
Cheshire
WA2 8HE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

BROMLEY, Maureen→
secretary · appointed 1998-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MALKHANDI, Anita Devi, Dr→
director · ~62y · appointed 1998-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AVIS, Michael Geoffrey→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-12-07 · resigned 1998-12-07
Resigned
AVIS, Christine Susan→
nominee-director · ~62y · appointed 1998-12-07 · resigned 1998-12-07
Resigned
BROMLEY, Maureen→
director · ~85y · appointed 1998-12-07 · resigned 2006-06-16
Resigned
CUNLIFFE, Michael James→
director · ~68y · appointed 2000-10-04 · resigned 2003-02-09
Resigned
MALKHANDI, Neil Ratan→
director · ~56y · appointed 1998-12-07 · resigned 2006-06-16
Resigned
OWEN, Cheryl→
director · ~63y · appointed 2000-10-04 · resigned 2002-02-09
Resigned
SMITH, Edward William→
director · ~89y · appointed 2000-10-04 · resigned 2003-02-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (97 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-22