SARAH MYHILL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04545198 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-25
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£381.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (78/100)

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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
68 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £381,883
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,108 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£382k
↓ 3.3% YoY
Current Assets
£437k
↓ 5.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£92k£184k£277k£369k£461kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£401.9k£424.9k
Current assets£436.9k£461.2k
Net assets£381.9k£395.0k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  3. 2023-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2021-09-24
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  6. 2021-02-18
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  7. 2020-12-01
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  8. 2019-10-29
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  9. 2018-12-09
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  10. 2017-12-18
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  11. 2017-12-15
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  12. 2017-12-15
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2017-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-03-31
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    MYHILL, Claire Faith resigned
    director
  15. 2017-03-31
    ➖
    MYHILL, Micholas resigned
    director
  16. 2017-03-31
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    MYHILL, Ruth Emily resigned
    director
  17. 2016-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2011-07-31
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    MORRIS, Judy resigned
    secretary
  19. 2007-05-01
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    MYHILL, Micholas appointed
    director
  20. 2003-02-28
    ➕
    MORRIS, Judy appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-01-31
    ➖
    BAKER, Hania Maria resigned
    secretary
  22. 2002-09-25
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    Company incorporated
    As SARAH MYHILL LIMITED
  23. 2002-09-25
    ➕
    MYHILL, Sarah Barbara, Dr appointed
    director
  24. 2002-09-25
    ➕
    BAKER, Hania Maria appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-09-25
    ➕
    READYMADE SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2002-09-25
    ➖
    READYMADE SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2002-09-25
    ➕
    MYHILL, Claire Faith appointed
    director
  28. 2002-09-25
    ➕
    MYHILL, Ruth Emily appointed
    director
  29. 2002-09-25
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    COMPANY FORMATION BUREAU LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  30. 2002-09-25
    ➖
    COMPANY FORMATION BUREAU LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 "MYHILL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 Sarah Barbara Myhill
Individual · British · DOB 07/1958 · age 68
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
Incorporated2002-09-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Upper Weston
Llangunllo
Knighton
Powys
LD7 1SL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last: 2026-02-22

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

MYHILL, Sarah Barbara, Dr→
director · ~68y · appointed 2002-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAKER, Hania Maria→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-25 · resigned 2003-01-31
Resigned
MORRIS, Judy→
secretary · appointed 2003-02-28 · resigned 2011-07-31
Resigned
READYMADE SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-09-25 · resigned 2002-09-25
Resigned
MYHILL, Claire Faith→
director · ~42y · appointed 2002-09-25 · resigned 2017-03-31
Resigned
MYHILL, Micholas→
director · ~77y · appointed 2007-05-01 · resigned 2017-03-31
Resigned
MYHILL, Ruth Emily→
director · ~44y · appointed 2002-09-25 · resigned 2017-03-31
Resigned
COMPANY FORMATION BUREAU LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2002-09-25 · resigned 2002-09-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-29