A & L HEALTHCARE CONSULTANCY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04861958 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-11
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
£63.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £63,907
Net assets shrinking
Down £966 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£64k
↓ 1.5% YoY
Current Assets
£59k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13k£26k£39k£52k£65kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£64.2k£65.1k
Current assets£59.4k£59.3k
Net assets£63.9k£64.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-10
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  3. 2023-12-20
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  4. 2022-12-27
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  5. 2021-12-31
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  6. 2020-12-30
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  7. 2019-12-26
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  8. 2018-12-28
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  9. 2017-12-13
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  10. 2016-12-22
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  11. 2015-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-09-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2014-09-25
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-08-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-05-01
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    officers · CH03
  16. 2009-02-07
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    SMITH, Andrew Paul resigned
    director
  17. 2003-09-20
    ➖
    WHITTAKER, Peter Lee resigned
    secretary
  18. 2003-09-19
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    WADSWORTH, Lee Wayne appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-09-19
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    SMITH, Andrew Paul appointed
    director
  20. 2003-08-11
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    Company incorporated
    As A & L HEALTHCARE CONSULTANCY LIMITED
  21. 2003-08-11
    ➕
    WADSWORTH, Lee Wayne appointed
    director
  22. 2003-08-11
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    WHITTAKER, Peter Lee appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-08-11
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-08-11
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

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 60 — 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 60. 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
Mr Lee Wayne Wadsworth
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest10/08/2016

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
Incorporated2003-08-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

1st Floor 2 Whitfield Drive
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK11 7GR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

WADSWORTH, Lee Wayne→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WADSWORTH, Lee Wayne→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITTAKER, Peter Lee→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-11 · resigned 2003-09-20
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-08-11 · resigned 2003-08-11
Resigned
SMITH, Andrew Paul→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-09-19 · resigned 2009-02-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

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2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-12-28