A2Z HEALTHCARE LTD
💤Zombieactive
08989905 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-10
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-2.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -98% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,434
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,632 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 98% YoY
Cash YoY
-98%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£116
↓ 98% YoY
Net Worth
-£2k
↓ 303% YoY
Current Assets
£116
↓ 98% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-2.4k | £1.2k |
| Current assets | £116 | £5.8k |
| Cash | £116 | £5.8k |
| Net assets | £-2.4k | £1.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-15📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2015-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-04-10🏢Company incorporatedAs A2Z HEALTHCARE LTD
- 2014-04-10➕ADEROGBA, Adetokunbo Bolakade appointeddirector
- 2014-04-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
95/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adetokunbo Bolakade Aderogba Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 16/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 1 COSMETIC GROUP LTD→ 12406163 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 188 HEALTHCARE LTD→ 15372378 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
200 Sunnyhill Road
London
SW16 2UN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
ADEROGBA, Adetokunbo Bolakade→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2014-04-10
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Recent filings (25 total)
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2026-04-16
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2025-08-22
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2025-04-18
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2024-09-04
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2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2023-12-06
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2023-04-18
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2023-01-30
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2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2022-01-05
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2021-04-16
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2020-07-30
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2020-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2019-10-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-12