21ST CENTURY CHIROPRACTIC LTD

💤Zombieactive

06471110 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-14

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£4

book net assets

Opportunity

69/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other human health activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed healthcare with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

48 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

69/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £4

Net assets shrinking

Down £173 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£4

↓ 98% YoY

Current Assets

£513

↑ 362% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£4	£177
Current assets	£513	£111
Net assets	£4	£177

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-04-28
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gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-30
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accounts · AA
2024-09-26
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accounts · AA
2023-12-21
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accounts · AA
2022-12-08
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accounts · AA
2021-11-24
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accounts · AA
2020-09-08
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accounts · AA
2019-08-29
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accounts · AA
2018-09-08
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accounts · AA
2017-12-22
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accounts · AA
2016-12-23
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accounts · AA
2016-08-17
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officers · AP01
2016-08-17
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officers · TM01
2016-04-27
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gazette · DISS40
2016-04-26
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annual-return · AR01
2016-04-12
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2016-04-06
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NEWMAN, Adam appointed
director
2016-04-06
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NEWMAN, Zoe Elizabeth resigned
director
2014-07-23
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NEWMAN, Adam resigned
director
2014-06-26
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NEWMAN, Zoe Elizabeth appointed
director
2008-01-14
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Company incorporated
As 21ST CENTURY CHIROPRACTIC LTD
2008-01-14
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NEWMAN, Zoe Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2008-01-14
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SAMEDAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-01-14
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SAMEDAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-01-14
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NEWMAN, Adam appointed
director
2008-01-14
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WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2008-01-14
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WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-26

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dr Adam Newman Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2008-01-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

1 - 5 Market Square

Ilfracombe

Devon

EX34 9AU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-01-26OVERDUE

Last: 2025-01-12

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

NEWMAN, Zoe Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2008-01-14

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Active

NEWMAN, Adam→

director · ~64y · appointed 2016-04-06

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Active

SAMEDAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-01-14 · resigned 2008-01-14

Resigned

NEWMAN, Adam→

director · ~64y · appointed 2008-01-14 · resigned 2014-07-23

Resigned

NEWMAN, Zoe Elizabeth→

director · ~62y · appointed 2014-06-26 · resigned 2016-04-06

Resigned

WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-01-14 · resigned 2008-01-14

Resigned

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