ADVANCED SKIN CHELTENHAM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13129128 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-12
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 2025
Net worth
£117
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
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 96020Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
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, 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
15 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £117

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
Net Worth
£117
Current Assets
£21k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-31
Total assets£702
Current assets£21.0k
Cash£3.5k
Debtors£11.4k
Net assets£117

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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 (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-09-25
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-03-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-03-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED SKIN CHELTENHAM LIMITED
  11. 2021-01-12
    DANSON, Amber appointed
    director
  12. 2021-01-12
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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
Mrs Amber Danson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1980 · age 46
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/01/2021

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
Incorporated2021-01-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities

Registered office

S1 ? S3 Cheltenham Film Studios
Hatherley Lane
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL51 6PN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last: 2026-01-11

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DANSON, Amber
director · ~46y · appointed 2021-01-12
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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-01-12