ALEX HEALTHCARE LTD
💤Zombieactive
08801691 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-04
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hospital activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (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
27 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
50
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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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 (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2013-12-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ALEX HEALTHCARE LTD
- 2013-12-04➕BHOLA, Alicia appointeddirector
Owner dependency
80/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
58/100
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 13 years.
- 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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Ms Alicia Bhola Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ALIDA HEALTH LIMITED→ 07311500 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86101 — Hospital activities
Registered office
Stanmari
Tenterden Grove
London
NW4 1TD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
BHOLA, Alicia→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2013-12-04
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Recent filings (27 total)
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accounts · AA
2026-01-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-01-02