ANDREWS ANAESTHESIA LTD

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11859682 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-04
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£50.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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, 1 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 £50,849

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£51k
Current Assets
£51k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£50.8k
Current assets£50.8k
Net assets£50.8k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-12
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-08-04
    ➖
    ANDREWS, Susan Frances resigned
    director
  10. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDREWS ANAESTHESIA LTD
  14. 2019-03-04
    ➕
    ANDREWS, Samuel John, Dr appointed
    director
  15. 2019-03-04
    ➕
    ANDREWS, Susan Frances appointed
    director
  16. 2019-03-04
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ANDREWS" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Samuel John Andrews
Individual · British · DOB 02/1982 · age 44
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control04/03/2019
Mrs Susan Frances Andrews
Individual · British · DOB 02/1982 · age 44
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting08/08/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Susan Frances Andrewsceased 04/08/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-03-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities

Registered office

Laneside Queens Mead
Painswick
Stroud
GL6 6XA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ANDREWS, Samuel John, Dr→
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-03-04
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Active
ANDREWS, Susan Frances→
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-03-04 · resigned 2022-08-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-03