1ST HEALTH PRODUCTS LTD

💤Zombieactive

08088437 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-30

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 Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46460

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 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

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

44 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Average employees	100	100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-03-19
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2025-04-08
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accounts · AA
2024-04-09
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accounts · AA
2023-04-17
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accounts · AA
2022-04-26
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accounts · AA
2021-03-25
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accounts · AA
2020-04-22
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accounts · AA
2018-10-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-08-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-08-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-08-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-08-30
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officers · TM01
2018-08-30
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officers · TM01
2018-08-30
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officers · AP01
2018-08-30
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address · AD01
2018-08-09
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REES, John Anthony, Dr appointed
director
2018-08-09
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ATKINSON, Martin Peter resigned
director
2018-08-09
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KIRBY, Patrick John resigned
director
2018-08-07
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accounts · AA
2012-10-16
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ATKINSON, Martin Peter appointed
director
2012-05-30
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Company incorporated
As 1ST HEALTH PRODUCTS LTD
2012-05-30
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KIRBY, Patrick John appointed
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 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dr John Anthony Rees Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	11/08/2018

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Heather Margaret Eastoe-Kirbyceased 09/08/2018· 25-50% shares
Mr Patrick John Kirbyceased 09/08/2018· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
Mr Martin Peter Atkinsonceased 09/08/2018· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2012-05-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46460 — SIC 46460

Registered office

Optic Technology Centre

St. Asaph Business Park

St. Asaph

LL17 0JD

Wales

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-13

Last: 2026-05-30

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

REES, John Anthony, Dr→

director · ~61y · appointed 2018-08-09

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Active

ATKINSON, Martin Peter→

director · ~80y · appointed 2012-10-16 · resigned 2018-08-09

Resigned

KIRBY, Patrick John→

director · ~73y · appointed 2012-05-30 · resigned 2018-08-09

Resigned

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