ALIGN SPINAL HEALTH LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13199733 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-12
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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: active trading company 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees100100

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 (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-09-22
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-09-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-10
    ➖
    BURKE, Vic Bernadette resigned
    secretary
  10. 2022-04-10
    ➖
    BURKE, Victoria Bernadette resigned
    director
  11. 2022-04-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-04-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2022-01-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-10-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2021-10-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2021-09-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2021-09-14
    ➖
    BAYLEY, Kate resigned
    director
  18. 2021-09-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2021-07-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2021-07-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2021-07-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2021-02-26
    ➕
    BURKE, Vic Bernadette appointed
    secretary
  23. 2021-02-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALIGN SPINAL HEALTH LIMITED
  24. 2021-02-12
    ➕
    FREESTONE, Zara Louise appointed
    director
  25. 2021-02-12
    ➕
    BAYLEY, Kate appointed
    director
  26. 2021-02-12
    ➕
    BURKE, Victoria Bernadette 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Zara Louise Freestone
Individual · British · DOB 07/1986 · age 40
25–50%
—25-50% shares12/02/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Victoria Bernadette Burkeceased 13/10/2021· 25-50% shares
  • Kate Bayleyceased 16/09/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2021-02-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities

Registered office

Whitestone Cottage Dicks Lane
Lathom
Ormskirk
L40 6JT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

FREESTONE, Zara Louise→
director · ~40y · appointed 2021-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURKE, Vic Bernadette→
secretary · appointed 2021-02-26 · resigned 2022-04-10
Resigned
BAYLEY, Kate→
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-02-12 · resigned 2021-09-14
Resigned
BURKE, Victoria Bernadette→
director · ~55y · appointed 2021-02-12 · resigned 2022-04-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-04-10