B & S HEALTHCARE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05180995 · ltd · incorporated 2004-07-15
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-46.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -61% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £46,705
Cash draining
Cash down 61% YoY
Cash YoY
-61%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£13k
↓ 61% YoY
Net Worth
-£47k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Assets
£47k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-26.5k | £-5.4k |
| Current assets | £46.6k | £55.3k |
| Cash | £13.0k | £33.2k |
| Debtors | £33.6k | £22.1k |
| Net assets | £-46.7k | £-35.4k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-20➖REDMAN, Douglas John resigneddirector
- 2009-08-01➖WOOLS, Peter Joseph resignedsecretary
- 2007-11-01➕REDMAN, Douglas John appointeddirector
- 2007-01-08➕REDMAN, Jane Margaret appointeddirector
- 2007-01-08➕WOOLS, Peter Joseph appointedsecretary
- 2007-01-07➖SHADDICK, Anita Jane resignedsecretary
- 2007-01-07➖KIRK, Brian Frank resigneddirector
- 2004-07-15🏢Company incorporatedAs B & S HEALTHCARE LIMITED
- 2004-07-15➕SHADDICK, Anita Jane appointedsecretary
- 2004-07-15➕SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-07-15➖SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-07-15➕KIRK, Brian Frank appointeddirector
- 2004-07-15➕CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-07-15➖CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Douglas John Redman Individual · British · DOB 08/1946 · age 80 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/07/2016 |
Mrs Jane Margaret Redman Individual · British · DOB 03/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-07-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
The Island House
Midsomer Norton
Radstock
Somerset
BA3 2DZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-29
Last: 2026-07-15
Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)
REDMAN, Jane Margaret→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2007-01-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHADDICK, Anita Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-07-15 · resigned 2007-01-07
WOOLS, Peter Joseph→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-01-08 · resigned 2009-08-01
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-07-15 · resigned 2004-07-15
KIRK, Brian Frank→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2004-07-15 · resigned 2007-01-07
REDMAN, Douglas John→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2007-11-01 · resigned 2015-05-20
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-07-15 · resigned 2004-07-15
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (69 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-09-11