ALISONRAPHAEL-THERAPY LTD

💤Zombieactive
05729471 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-03
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-1.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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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 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,299

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£1k
↑ 78% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£6k-£5k-£4k-£3k-£2k-£1kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£-1.3k£-6.0k
Net assets£-1.3k£-6.0k

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-11-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-11-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-10-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-08-13
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2025-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-11-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-06-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-02-01
    ➕
    RAPHAEL, Alison appointed
    director
  18. 2009-02-01
    ➖
    JAY, Norman Melvin resigned
    director
  19. 2006-10-12
    ➕
    JAY, Norman Melvin appointed
    director
  20. 2006-10-12
    ➖
    RAPHAEL, Alison resigned
    director
  21. 2006-03-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALISONRAPHAEL-THERAPY LTD
  22. 2006-03-03
    ➕
    JAY, Millicent Cynthia appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-03-03
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2006-03-03
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2006-03-03
    ➕
    RAPHAEL, Alison appointed
    director

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 "RAPHAEL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

1 med · 1 low
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-08-13: certificate-change-of-name-company

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Alison Ruth Raphael
Individual · English · DOB 07/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

71-75 Shelton Street
London
WC2H 9JQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-17
Last: 2026-03-03

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

JAY, Millicent Cynthia→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RAPHAEL, Alison→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-03-03 · resigned 2006-03-03
Resigned
JAY, Norman Melvin→
director · ~87y · appointed 2006-10-12 · resigned 2009-02-01
Resigned
RAPHAEL, Alison→
director · ~61y · appointed 2006-03-03 · resigned 2006-10-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-27
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-16