ADVANCED SURGICAL AESTHETICS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13414526 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-21
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
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: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
18 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
60
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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Average employees0

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
2
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-03-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-02-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-03
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2023-03-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-10-03
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  11. 2022-10-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2022-10-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-09-28
    SFORZA DE ALMEIDA, Marcos Paulo resigned
    director
  14. 2021-05-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED SURGICAL AESTHETICS LIMITED
  15. 2021-05-21
    LESTER, Mark appointed
    secretary
  16. 2021-05-21
    LESTER, Mark appointed
    director
  17. 2021-05-21
    SFORZA DE ALMEIDA, Marcos Paulo appointed
    director
  18. 2021-05-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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
Mr Stephen Barnes
Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/10/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Signature Health Capital Group Limitedceased 10/10/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Carioca Healthcare Limitedceased 28/09/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2021-05-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86210 — General medical practice activities

Registered office

71-75 Shelton Street
London
Greater London
WC2H 9JQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

LESTER, Mark
secretary · appointed 2021-05-21
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Active
LESTER, Mark
director · ~51y · appointed 2021-05-21
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Active
SFORZA DE ALMEIDA, Marcos Paulo
director · ~51y · appointed 2021-05-21 · resigned 2022-09-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-10-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03