ABBOTT HEALTHCARE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05990762 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-07
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
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£2.37M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). 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 (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,372,546

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2.4m
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-30
Total assets£2.37M
Debtors£2.67M
Net assets£2.37M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-01-09
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2025-10-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-10-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-05-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-05-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-03-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-11-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2023-11-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2023-11-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-12-17
    ➖
    BOCIEK, Martin John resigned
    secretary
  18. 2020-12-17
    ➖
    BOCIEK, Martin John resigned
    director
  19. 2020-12-17
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2020-12-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2020-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2007-07-13
    ➖
    STOTT, Yvette Ann resigned
    director
  23. 2006-11-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBOTT HEALTHCARE LIMITED
  24. 2006-11-07
    ➕
    WARD, Gordon Robert appointed
    director
  25. 2006-11-07
    ➕
    BOCIEK, Martin John appointed
    secretary
  26. 2006-11-07
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2006-11-07
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2006-11-07
    ➕
    BOCIEK, Martin John appointed
    director
  29. 2006-11-07
    ➕
    STOTT, Yvette Ann 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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 low
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
Mr Gordon Robert Ward
Individual · British · DOB 01/1951 · age 75
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 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
Incorporated2006-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Tc Thompson Taraz Rand Suite 20, New Cambridge House
Bassinbourn Road
Litlington
Cambridgeshire
SG8 0SS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

WARD, Gordon Robert→
director · ~75y · appointed 2006-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOCIEK, Martin John→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-07 · resigned 2020-12-17
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-07 · resigned 2006-11-07
Resigned
BOCIEK, Martin John→
director · ~72y · appointed 2006-11-07 · resigned 2020-12-17
Resigned
STOTT, Yvette Ann→
director · ~71y · appointed 2006-11-07 · resigned 2007-07-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-13
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AAMD
2026-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-11-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-28