ANDREW HENSHALL PODIATRY LTD

💤Zombieactive

05313563 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-15

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other human health activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-09-29
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2024-09-25
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2023-10-02
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accounts · AA
2022-09-26
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2021-02-04
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2020-12-23
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2019-10-30
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accounts · AA
2018-12-14
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2018-09-28
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accounts · AA
2017-09-18
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accounts · AA
2016-12-23
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officers · AP04
2016-12-23
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officers · TM02
2016-12-15
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AU PARTNERS LTD appointed
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2016-12-15
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FORTE LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2016-09-28
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accounts · AA
2015-12-23
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annual-return · AR01
2015-09-18
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2008-07-23
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DIRECT BUSINESS SERVICES UK LTD resigned
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2008-07-23
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FORTE LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2005-01-13
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HENSHALL, Andrew appointed
director
2005-01-13
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DIRECT BUSINESS SERVICES UK LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-12-16
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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2004-12-16
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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2004-12-15
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Company incorporated
As ANDREW HENSHALL PODIATRY LTD
2004-12-15
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
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2004-12-15
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
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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 "HENSHALL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Henshall Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	15/12/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2004-12-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

134-136 New Hall Lane

Preston

PR1 4DX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-05

Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

AU PARTNERS LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-12-15

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Active

HENSHALL, Andrew→

director · ~53y · appointed 2005-01-13

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Active

DIRECT BUSINESS SERVICES UK LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-01-13 · resigned 2008-07-23

Resigned

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-12-15 · resigned 2004-12-16

Resigned

FORTE LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-07-23 · resigned 2016-12-15

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-12-15 · resigned 2004-12-16

Resigned

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