ACTIVE BODY CENTRE LIMITED

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04815896 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-30
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 Aug 2024
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 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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, 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 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

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Average employees100-100

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
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Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-07-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-06-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-06-17
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2024-06-17
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2024-06-11
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    THOMAS, Casey Louise Llewelyn appointed
    secretary
  8. 2024-06-10
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    THOMAS, Helen resigned
    secretary
  9. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-05-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-05-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-11-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2022-11-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2022-07-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-12-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  19. 2020-12-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  20. 2020-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-06-01
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    THOMAS, Amanda resigned
    secretary
  22. 2018-06-01
    ➕
    THOMAS, Helen appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-06-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE BODY CENTRE LIMITED
  24. 2003-06-30
    ➕
    THOMAS, Sharon appointed
    director
  25. 2003-06-30
    ➕
    BREWER, Suzanne appointed
    secretary
  26. 2003-06-30
    ➖
    BREWER, Suzanne resigned
    secretary
  27. 2003-06-30
    ➕
    THOMAS, Amanda appointed
    secretary
  28. 2003-06-30
    ➕
    BREWER, Kevin Michael appointed
    director
  29. 2003-06-30
    ➖
    BREWER, Kevin Michael resigned
    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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — 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
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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
Miss Sharon Thomas
Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-06-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86210 — General medical practice activities

Registered office

Lasyard House
Underhill Street
Bridgnorth
Shropshire
WV16 4BB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

THOMAS, Casey Louise Llewelyn→
secretary · appointed 2024-06-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMAS, Sharon→
director · ~63y · appointed 2003-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BREWER, Suzanne→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-30 · resigned 2003-06-30
Resigned
THOMAS, Amanda→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-30 · resigned 2018-06-01
Resigned
THOMAS, Helen→
secretary · appointed 2018-06-01 · resigned 2024-06-10
Resigned
BREWER, Kevin Michael→
director · ~74y · appointed 2003-06-30 · resigned 2003-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-19
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-06-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-11-22