FERN LEA SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09040981 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-15
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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.
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | -200 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-26✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2020-10-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2014-05-15🏢Company incorporatedAs FERN LEA SERVICES LIMITED
- 2014-05-15➕KINGSTON-WHITE, Tracey appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Tracey Kingston - White Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 15/05/2017 |
Mr Michael Dennis White Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 14/04/2026 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| EMMA COOK LTD→ 15343955 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| EMPOWERED LIVING LTD→ 08933848 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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| ESSENTIAL THERAPEUTICS HARROGATE LTD→ 13341499 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC LTD.→ 03409373 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| FEJIS HEALTHCARE LIMITED→ 15717783 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| FENRIS HEALTH SERVICES LIMITED→ 11155878 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-05-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
Fern Lea
Wetherby Road
Knaresborough
HG5 8LL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-30
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
KINGSTON-WHITE, Tracey→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2014-05-15
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-10