RESURGE AFRICA

🌳Matureactive

SC395905 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-03-21

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

£381.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed healthcare with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

19 officers (9 active, 19 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

61 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £381,071

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£125k

Net Worth

£381k

Current Assets

£125k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-10-31
Total assets	£381.1k
Current assets	£125.0k
Cash	£125.0k
Net assets	£381.1k

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

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3 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2025-07-31
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accounts · AA
2025-02-23
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officers · AP01
2025-02-20
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SMITH, Pascalle Chantel appointed
director
2024-09-11
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accounts · AA
2023-08-04
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accounts · AA
2022-12-02
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officers · TM01
2022-12-01
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WEBSTER, Martyn Hector Cochrane resigned
director
2022-09-03
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officers · TM01
2022-08-20
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MORRIS, Arthur Macgregor resigned
director
2022-08-01
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accounts · AA
2021-08-26
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accounts · AA
2021-01-16
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officers · TM01
2020-12-08
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SCOTT, Nicholas Bruce, Dr resigned
director
2020-07-29
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accounts · AA
2020-01-09
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officers · AP01
2020-01-09
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officers · TM01
2020-01-09
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officers · TM01
2020-01-09
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officers · TM01
2020-01-05
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BROWN, Robert Scott, Dr resigned
director
2020-01-05
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BYRON, Stuart resigned
director
2020-01-05
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DRAKE, Paul John Henry resigned
director
2020-01-05
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SCOTT, Nicholas Bruce, Dr appointed
director
2019-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-06
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officers · AP01
2019-03-06
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officers · AP01
2019-03-01
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AMPOMAH, Opoku Ware appointed
director
2019-03-01
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HODGSON, Stephen Peter appointed
director
2019-02-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-02-14
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WATSON, Stuart Brown resigned
director
2014-12-07
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WATSON, Stuart Brown appointed
director
2013-12-07
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TURAY, Patrick Eugene, Dr appointed
director
2013-03-31
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CLARK, Keith Thomas Robert resigned
director
2013-03-01
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LIAO, Catherine appointed
director
2013-03-01
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BYRON, Stuart appointed
director
2012-12-01
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COLLIER, Stephen John appointed
director
2012-12-01
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DRAKE, Paul John Henry appointed
director
2012-11-01
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BROWN, Robert Scott, Dr appointed
director
2012-10-31
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SCOTT, Nicholas Bruce, Dr resigned
director
2011-11-30
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MCNAIR, Sally resigned
director
2011-03-21
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Company incorporated
As RESURGE AFRICA
2011-03-21
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PAINTSIL, Albert Bedford appointed
director
2011-03-21
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SHELLEY, Odhran Porres appointed
director
2011-03-21
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STRICK, Margaret, Dr appointed
director
2011-03-21
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CLARK, Keith Thomas Robert appointed
director
2011-03-21
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MCNAIR, Sally appointed
director
2011-03-21
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MORRIS, Arthur Macgregor appointed
director
2011-03-21
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SCOTT, Nicholas Bruce, Dr appointed
director
2011-03-21
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WEBSTER, Martyn Hector Cochrane appointed
director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-04

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Odhran Porres Shelley Individual · Irish · DOB 06/1970 · age 56	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	04/12/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2011-03-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities

Registered office

4a Liberator House 4a Liberator House

Prestwick International Airport

Prestwick

South Ayrshire

KA9 2PT

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-04-04OVERDUE

Last: 2025-03-21