RIVERSIDE CHIROPRACTIC GROUP LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC504355 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-27

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

£776.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other human health activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 74/100 (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: 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).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 8.5y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 8.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

32 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £776,080

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£776k

↑ 17% YoY

Current Assets

£445k

↑ 22% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£827.1k	£729.2k
Current assets	£445.1k	£364.4k
Net assets	£776.1k	£661.0k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2025-07-10
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accounts · AA
2024-12-10
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accounts · AA
2024-01-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-04-01
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address · AD01
2018-10-09
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accounts · AA
2018-03-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-03-12
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address · AD01
2018-01-29
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mortgage · MR01
2018-01-23
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mortgage · MR01
2018-01-20
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mortgage · MR01
2018-01-16
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2018-01-09
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2017-11-24
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mortgage · MR01
2017-11-18
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2015-04-27
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Company incorporated
As RIVERSIDE CHIROPRACTIC GROUP LIMITED
2015-04-27
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EMERSON, Stephen John appointed
secretary
2015-04-27
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EMERSON, Emma-Louise appointed
director

Owner dependency

80/100

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.
+No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

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.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Emma-Louise Emerson Individual · British · DOB 05/1982 · age 44	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	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

Incorporated2015-04-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

581-585 Holburn Street

Aberdeen

AB10 7LH

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-08

Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

EMERSON, Stephen John→

secretary · appointed 2015-04-27

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Active

EMERSON, Emma-Louise→

director · ~44y · appointed 2015-04-27

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Active

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	16/01/2018	—
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	09/01/2018	—
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	18/11/2017	—

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