AC HEALTH AND NUTRITION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05468276 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-01
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees1100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-12-08
    ➕
    ARGENTIERI, Alison appointed
    secretary
  4. 2025-12-08
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2025-12-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2025-12-07
    ➖
    CLARK, Neil resigned
    secretary
  7. 2025-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-01-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2017-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-06-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2009-07-01
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    CLARK, Neil appointed
    secretary
  20. 2009-06-30
    ➖
    THOMPSON, Neil Alan resigned
    secretary
  21. 2005-06-01
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    Company incorporated
    As AC HEALTH AND NUTRITION LIMITED
  22. 2005-06-01
    ➕
    ARGENTIERI, Alison appointed
    director
  23. 2005-06-01
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Neil Alan appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

85/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

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.
  • 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
Ms Alison Doreen Argentieri
Individual · British · DOB 06/1978 · age 48
75–100%
—75-100% shares05/06/2016

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
Incorporated2005-06-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

83 Tattersall Gardens Tattersall Gardens
Leigh-On-Sea
SS9 2QS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-16
Last: 2025-06-02

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ARGENTIERI, Alison→
secretary · appointed 2025-12-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARGENTIERI, Alison→
director · ~48y · appointed 2005-06-01
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Active
CLARK, Neil→
secretary · appointed 2009-07-01 · resigned 2025-12-07
Resigned
THOMPSON, Neil Alan→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2009-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-11
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-12-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-10