2ND NATURE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07410642 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-18
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-01📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-11-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-31➖NOORPURI, Kathryn Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-14➕NOORPURI, Kathryn Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2010-10-18🏢Company incorporatedAs 2ND NATURE LIMITED
- 2010-10-18➕NOORPURI, Baljinder appointedsecretary
- 2010-10-18➕NOORPURI, Baljinder Singh appointeddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 signalMultiple 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
cleanNo 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 |
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Mr Baljinder Singh Noorpuri Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Kathryn Elizabeth Noorpuriceased 31/10/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A & D HEALTH AND WELLBEING LTD→ 15111213 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| AAA MEDICAL CONSULTANCY LTD→ 13164865 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AAPTHI ASSOCIATES LTD→ 11210903 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AB STEWART MEDICAL SERVICES LTD→ 16484984 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities
Registered office
Orchard Cottage 25 Sheppards Close
Heighington
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN4 1TU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
NOORPURI, Baljinder→
Activesecretary · appointed 2010-10-18
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NOORPURI, Baljinder Singh→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2010-10-18
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NOORPURI, Kathryn Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2016-10-14 · resigned 2025-10-31
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Recent filings (40 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-01
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-11-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-30