ACADEMY 4 WELLBEING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07200358 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-23
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-05-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-04-23
    BOWERS, John resigned
    director
  4. 2026-04-23
    BOWERS, Robert Anthony resigned
    director
  5. 2026-04-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-04-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-06-28
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2010-04-06
    BOWERS, Daniel appointed
    director
  19. 2010-04-06
    BOWERS, John appointed
    director
  20. 2010-03-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACADEMY 4 WELLBEING LIMITED
  21. 2010-03-23
    BOWERS, Robert Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BOWERS, John resigned 2026-04-23; BOWERS, Robert Anthony resigned 2026-04-23

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Bowers
Individual · British · DOB 06/1949 · age 77
75100%
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

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Healthcare & medical · ST postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
10420183 LIMITED
10420183 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
9y
2 CARERS LTD
14561757 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
3y
A&B INDEPENDENCE SERVICES LIMITED
17014096 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
A&F MEDICS LIMITED
14079065 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
3y
AALPHABETA HOLDINGS LTD
14752395 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
3y
AAR PHARMACARE LTD
11827588 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
7y
ABILITY SUPPORT AND EDUCATION CIC
16760913 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
ABSENCE MANAGEMENT APPLIED RESOLUTIONS LTD
10901437 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
8y
ABSOLUTE ULTRASOUND LIMITED
16334925 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
1y
ABUNDANCE PROVISION LIMITED
10157385 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
9y
ACG OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY LIMITED
12284890 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
6y
ACHERON CARE LIMITED
12124225 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
6y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

27 - Pippins Meaford Road
Barlaston
Stoke-On-Trent
ST12 9EE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-06
Last: 2026-03-23

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BOWERS, Daniel
director · ~47y · appointed 2010-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOWERS, John
director · ~70y · appointed 2010-04-06 · resigned 2026-04-23
Resigned
BOWERS, Robert Anthony
director · ~77y · appointed 2010-03-23 · resigned 2026-04-23
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (43 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30