5D HEALTH PROTECTION GROUP LTD

🌳Matureactive
04140420 · ltd · incorporated 2001-01-12
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£441.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £441,074
Net assets shrinking
Down £215,049 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£441k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Assets
£473k
↓ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£143k£286k£429k£571k£714kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£446.8k£656.1k
Current assets£473.3k£714.2k
Cash—£623.4k
Debtors—£90.8k
Net assets£441.1k£656.1k

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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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-07
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  2. 2024-12-20
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  3. 2023-12-19
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  4. 2022-12-18
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  5. 2021-12-10
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  6. 2020-12-27
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  7. 2019-11-01
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  8. 2019-03-22
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  9. 2019-03-21
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    MATTHEWS, Karen Margaret, Dr appointed
    director
  10. 2018-11-16
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  11. 2017-12-17
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  12. 2016-11-04
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  13. 2016-03-29
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  14. 2016-02-25
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  15. 2016-02-18
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  16. 2016-01-26
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  17. 2015-09-01
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    PERCIVAL, Steven Lane, Dr appointed
    director
  18. 2014-12-31
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    CROWE, Christine Anne resigned
    director
  19. 2001-01-12
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    Company incorporated
    As 5D HEALTH PROTECTION GROUP LTD
  20. 2001-01-12
    ➕
    CROWE, Martin David appointed
    secretary
  21. 2001-01-12
    ➕
    CROWE, Martin David appointed
    director
  22. 2001-01-12
    ➕
    CROWE, Christine Anne appointed
    director

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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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 Steven Lane Percival
Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-01-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

4 Gwel Y Mynydd
Clynnog Farm Dwyran
Llanfairpwllgwgngyll
Gwynedd
LL61 6RR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last: 2025-08-06

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

CROWE, Martin David→
secretary · appointed 2001-01-12
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CROWE, Martin David→
director · ~67y · appointed 2001-01-12
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Active
MATTHEWS, Karen Margaret, Dr→
director · ~66y · appointed 2019-03-21
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Active
PERCIVAL, Steven Lane, Dr→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-09-01
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Active
CROWE, Christine Anne→
director · ~64y · appointed 2001-01-12 · resigned 2014-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

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2024-12-20
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2024-08-08
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2023-12-19
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2023-08-06
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2023-01-06
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2022-12-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
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accounts · AA
2021-12-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-01
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officers · AP01
2019-03-22