CHOOSE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09985691 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-03
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-28

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-06-03
    HOLLIDAY, Sandra Dawn resigned
    director
  4. 2024-10-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-10-23
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2024-05-01
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2024-04-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-04-17
    THOMPSON, Simon appointed
    secretary
  9. 2024-04-17
    SCANLAN, Ian Philip appointed
    director
  10. 2024-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-08-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2016-02-03
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    Company incorporated
    As CHOOSE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH LIMITED
  20. 2016-02-03
    HOLLIDAY, Sandra Dawn appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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.)

Group structure

Uk Independent Medical Services Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Uk Independent Medical Services Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
CHOOSE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH LIMITED
This company · 09985691

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Uk Independent Medical Services Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares28/03/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Sandra Dawn Hollidayceased 28/03/2024· significant influence

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
Incorporated2016-02-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities

Registered office

14 Hartington Place
Carlisle
CA1 1HL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

THOMPSON, Simon
secretary · appointed 2024-04-17
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Active
SCANLAN, Ian Philip
director · ~48y · appointed 2024-04-17
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Active
HOLLIDAY, Sandra Dawn
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-02-03 · resigned 2025-06-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-10-23
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-05-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14