ADVANCED PROSTHETICS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05804415 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-03
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£51.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Dental practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 19.8y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
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
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £51,343
Net assets shrinking
Down £47,792 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£51k
↓ 48% YoY
Current Assets
£72k
↓ 48% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£28k£55k£83k£111k£138kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£51.3k£99.1k
Current assets£71.7k£138.1k
Net assets£51.3k£99.1k

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
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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-11-05
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  3. 2023-12-22
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  4. 2022-12-29
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  5. 2022-01-10
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  6. 2021-10-12
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    accounts · AA01
  7. 2021-06-09
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-07
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    capital · SH01
  9. 2020-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-31
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  11. 2018-06-21
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-06-03
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2013-06-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  16. 2007-09-26
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    Charge satisfied #1
  17. 2006-10-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  18. 2006-05-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED PROSTHETICS LIMITED
  19. 2006-05-03
    ➕
    FOXALL, Nicole appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-05-03
    ➕
    FOXALL, Mark Hamilton appointed
    director
  21. 2006-05-03
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-05-03
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2006-05-03
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2006-05-03
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 58. 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Hamilton Foxall
Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2006-05-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities

Registered office

67 Bradgate Road
Anstey
Leicester
LE7 7AB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-05
Last: 2026-05-22

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

FOXALL, Nicole→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-03
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Active
FOXALL, Mark Hamilton→
director · ~58y · appointed 2006-05-03
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Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-05-03 · resigned 2006-05-03
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-05-03 · resigned 2006-05-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property24/06/2013—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property12/10/200626/09/2007
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Recent filings (55 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
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accounts · AA
2025-10-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-26
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accounts · AA
2024-11-05
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2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-10
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accounts · AA01
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-22