CLEAR HEALTHCARE (BELFAST) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

NI637265 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-22

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 10.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.1y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 10.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

32 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Average employees	0	0

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-05-01
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officers · CH03
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2023-10-31
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accounts · AA
2022-10-27
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accounts · AA
2021-10-29
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accounts · AA
2021-01-18
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accounts · AA
2019-10-31
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accounts · AA
2018-10-31
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accounts · AA
2018-05-09
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address · AD01
2018-05-09
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address · AD01
2018-05-04
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address · AD01
2018-02-13
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2018-02-13
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2016-04-30
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
2016-04-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Aib Group (UK)PLC
2016-03-22
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Company incorporated
As CLEAR HEALTHCARE (BELFAST) LIMITED
2016-03-22
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SMYTH, Robert appointed
secretary
2016-03-22
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JOHNSTON, Alison Mary Louise appointed
director
2016-03-22
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JOHNSTON, Colin James appointed
director

Owner dependency

74/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

The Johnston Family Settlement Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The Johnston Family Settlement Company Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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CLEAR HEALTHCARE (BELFAST) LIMITED

This company · NI637265

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
The Johnston Family Settlement Company Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest	06/04/2016
Mr Colin James Johnston Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2016-03-22

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Block D

17 Heron Road

Belfast

BT3 9LE

Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-04

Last: 2026-03-21

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

SMYTH, Robert→

secretary · appointed 2016-03-22

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Active

JOHNSTON, Alison Mary Louise→

director · ~58y · appointed 2016-03-22

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Active

JOHNSTON, Colin James→

director · ~60y · appointed 2016-03-22

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Active

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC	A registered charge	—	30/04/2016	—
	outstanding	Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK)PLC	A registered charge	—	30/04/2016	—

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Recent filings (32 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-05-01

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officers · CH01

2026-05-01

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2026-05-01