DURHAM PRIVATE DOCTORS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10784369 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-23
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 May 2025
Net worth
£287.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: General medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £287,041
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,454 YoY
Cash YoY
+18%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£190k
↑ 18% YoY
Net Worth
£287k
↓ 1.5% YoY
Current Assets
£294k
↑ 6.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£59k£118k£176k£235k£294kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£298.1k£313.8k
Current assets£293.8k£277.2k
Cash£190.1k£161.4k
Debtors£64.9k£76.3k
Net assets£287.0k£291.5k

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.

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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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-06-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-02-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-11-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-11-02
    OLIVER, Julie Kate, Dr resigned
    director
  16. 2017-07-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2017-07-11
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    capital · SH01
  18. 2017-06-13
    OLIVER, Julie Kate, Dr appointed
    director
  19. 2017-05-23
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    Company incorporated
    As DURHAM PRIVATE DOCTORS LIMITED
  20. 2017-05-23
    MARSDEN, Helen Louise, Dr 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Helen Louise Marsden
Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54
75100%
75-100% shares23/05/2017

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
Incorporated2017-05-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86210 — General medical practice activities

Registered office

Kensington House
3 Kensington
Bishop Auckland
DL14 6HX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-27
Last: 2026-05-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MARSDEN, Helen Louise, Dr
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-05-23
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Active
OLIVER, Julie Kate, Dr
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-06-13 · resigned 2017-11-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-03