ACTIVE CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC (NE) LTD
💤Zombieactive
05223545 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-07
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£27.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (77/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
51 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £26,972
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£27k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£21k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £30.5k | £22.9k |
| Current assets | £20.7k | £17.0k |
| Net assets | £27.0k | £20.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2004-09-08➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-09-08➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-09-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTIVE CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC (NE) LTD
- 2004-09-07➕HEYWOOD, Mary Sioban appointedsecretary
- 2004-09-07➕HEYWOOD, Andrew Mckenzie appointeddirector
- 2004-09-07➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-09-07➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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 Andrew Mckenzie Heywood Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 07/09/2016 |
Mrs Mary Sioban Heywood Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-09-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
5 Wylam Street
Jarrow
Tyne & Wear
NE32 3HU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
HEYWOOD, Mary Sioban→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-09-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HEYWOOD, Andrew Mckenzie→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2004-09-07
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-09-07 · resigned 2004-09-08
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-09-07 · resigned 2004-09-08
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Recent filings (51 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-01