HARVEYS HEALTHCARE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC344574 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-19
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£2.08M
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -38% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 17.5y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,079,741
Cash YoY
-38%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£216k
↓ 38% YoY
Net Worth
£2.1m
↑ 6.6% YoY
Current Assets
£223k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.33M | £2.28M |
| Current assets | £223.3k | £358.2k |
| Cash | £216.4k | £348.6k |
| Debtors | £6.9k | £9.7k |
| Net assets | £2.08M | £1.95M |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-03➖KUMAR, Vinay resigneddirector
- 2020-02-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2016-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-05-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2008-10-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2008-06-19🏢Company incorporatedAs HARVEYS HEALTHCARE LIMITED
- 2008-06-19➕KUMAR, Vijay appointeddirector
- 2008-06-19➕KUMAR, Vinay appointeddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Vinay Kumar Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 25/01/2020 |
Mr Vijay Kumar Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUMLODEN MANOR NURSING HOME LIMITED→ SC228825 · est 2002 | — | — | — | 6200 | 24y | 83 | 77y |
| ALCOHOL AND DRUGS SUPPORT SOUTH WEST SCOTLAND→ SC227133 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | 81 | 79y |
| CROSSROADS (ANNANDALE & ESKDALE) CARE ATTENDANT SCHEME→ SC178298 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | 81 | 72y |
| CROSSROADS (DUMFRIES & LOWER NITHSDALE) CARE ATTENDANT SCHEME→ SC173600 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | 81 | 88y |
| LANGHOLM AND DISTRICT DAY CENTRE FOR OLDER PEOPLE→ SC273066 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | 81 | 84y |
| DUMFRIES ORTHODONTICS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED→ SC775559 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| DUMFRIES SMILE CENTRE LTD→ SC857750 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HALZEE HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC870687 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| INDEPENDENT LIVING SUPPORT→ SC307309 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| MAISICH LTD→ SC842227 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| MENOPAUSE MATTERS LIMITED→ SC222055 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-06-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
Queensberry Care Home
Lauries Wynd
Sanquhar
Dumfriesshire
DG4 6DR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03
Last: 2025-06-19
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
KUMAR, Vijay→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2008-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KUMAR, Vinay→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2008-06-19 · resigned 2020-02-03
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 06/05/2009 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 21/10/2008 | — |
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Recent filings (43 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-05