AHC HEALTHCARE LTD

💤Zombieactive
14004210 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-26
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 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hospital activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-07-15
    CLARE, Christopher Stephen resigned
    director
  5. 2024-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2022-04-16
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-04-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-04-14
    CANAVAN, Deborah Jane appointed
    director
  12. 2022-03-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AHC HEALTHCARE LTD
  13. 2022-03-26
    CLARE, Christopher Stephen appointed
    director
  14. 2022-03-26
    📄
    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 age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Christopher Stephen Clare
Individual · British · DOB 09/1987 · age 39
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/03/2022
Mrs Deborah Jane Canavan
Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65
5075%
50-75% shares15/04/2022

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
Incorporated2022-03-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86101 — Hospital activities

Registered office

7 Nutley Avenue
Tuffley
Gloucester
GL4 0QP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CANAVAN, Deborah Jane
director · ~65y · appointed 2022-04-14
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Active
CLARE, Christopher Stephen
director · ~39y · appointed 2022-03-26 · resigned 2024-07-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-03-26