ALI SURGICAL SERVICES LTD.

💤Zombieactive

06870673 · ltd · incorporated 2009-04-06

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 May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Hospital activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

52 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Average employees	100	100

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

• 2 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-07-08
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officers · AP03
2026-07-08
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officers · TM01
2026-04-01
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ALI, Robina appointed
secretary
2026-04-01
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ALI, Robina resigned
director
2025-10-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
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accounts · AA
2023-01-24
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accounts · AA
2023-01-19
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accounts · AA01
2022-01-31
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accounts · AA
2021-07-14
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officers · TM02
2020-11-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-31
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ALI, Ifrah resigned
secretary
2020-03-18
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capital · SH01
2020-03-18
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capital · SH01
2020-03-18
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capital · SH01
2020-01-15
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accounts · AA
2019-08-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-08-16
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officers · CH01
2019-08-16
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officers · CH01
2018-11-26
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accounts · AA
2018-06-15
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ALI, Robina appointed
director
2018-01-01
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ALI, Ifrah appointed
secretary
2017-12-31
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ALI, Robina resigned
secretary
2017-04-01
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ALI, Robina appointed
secretary
2012-12-31
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ALI, Ifrah resigned
secretary
2009-04-06
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Company incorporated
As ALI SURGICAL SERVICES LTD.
2009-04-06
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ANJUM, Ghulam Ali, Dr. appointed
director
2009-04-06
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ALI, Ifrah appointed
secretary

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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — 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

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dr Ghulam Ali Anjum Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/04/2017

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

Incorporated2009-04-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC86101 — Hospital activities

Registered office

30 Hilltop Drive

Royton

Oldham

OL2 6AG

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-30

Last: 2025-07-16

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

ALI, Robina→

secretary · appointed 2026-04-01

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Active

ANJUM, Ghulam Ali, Dr.→

director · ~64y · appointed 2009-04-06

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Active

ALI, Ifrah→

secretary · appointed 2018-01-01 · resigned 2020-07-31

Resigned

ALI, Ifrah→

secretary · appointed 2009-04-06 · resigned 2012-12-31

Resigned

ALI, Robina→

secretary · appointed 2017-04-01 · resigned 2017-12-31

Resigned

ALI, Robina→

director · ~61y · appointed 2018-06-15 · resigned 2026-04-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

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officers · AP03

2026-07-08

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officers · TM01

2026-07-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-10-28

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-16

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accounts · AA

2024-11-27

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-12-29

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-01-24

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accounts · AA01

2023-01-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-01-31

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-07-28

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officers · TM02

2021-07-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-11-02