ACH HEALTHCARE LTD
💤Zombieactive
10583193 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-25
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
£67.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 86102Medical nursing home activities
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.8y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
46 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £66,966
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,800 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£10k
Net Worth
£67k
↓ 8.0% YoY
Current Assets
£346k
↑ 4.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £320.7k | £79.3k |
| Current assets | £345.8k | £330.3k |
| Cash | £9.8k | — |
| Debtors | £336.0k | — |
| Net assets | £67.0k | £72.8k |
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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Zodeq LTD
- 2024-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-08-06🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2017-09-26➕DUBE, Admire appointeddirector
- 2017-09-26➖ZIMANI, Luther Simbarashe resigneddirector
- 2017-08-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2017-01-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ACH HEALTHCARE LTD
- 2017-01-25➕ZIMANI, Luther Simbarashe appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Admire Dube Individual · Zimbabwean · DOB 09/1975 · age 51 | 75–100% | 25–50% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 26/09/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Luther Simbarashe Zimaniceased 02/01/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-01-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities
Registered office
Kao Hockham Building
Edinburgh Way
Harlow
Essex
CM20 2NQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
DUBE, Admire→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2017-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ZIMANI, Luther Simbarashe→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2017-01-25 · resigned 2017-09-26
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Zodeq Zodeq LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/12/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 22/08/2017 | 06/08/2020 |
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Recent filings (46 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-01