SDH (SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH)-INSIGHTS LIMITED

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08167085 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-03
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£267
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed education with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -100% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £267
Very low cash
Cash position: £3
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,187 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 100% YoY
Cash YoY
-100%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3
↓ 100% YoY
Net Worth
£267
↓ 97% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£3k£5k£7k£8kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£26.8k£41.7k
Cash£3£1.5k
Net assets£267£8.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 change-of-name
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 change-of-name
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 change-of-name
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-05-25
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2025-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-08-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-08-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-08-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SDH (SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH)-INSIGHTS LIMITED
  17. 2012-08-03
    BONNER, Adrian, Dr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-05-25: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Professor Adrian Bonner
Individual · British · DOB 09/1947 · age 79
75100%
75-100% shares03/08/2016

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
Incorporated2012-08-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

36 Willis Avenue
Sutton
Surrey
SM2 5HS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BONNER, Adrian, Dr
director · ~79y · appointed 2012-08-03
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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-11