TACE HEALTHCARE LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC563145 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-11
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-03-31

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

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 (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-05-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-03-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2018-06-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2018-02-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-04-11
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    Company incorporated
    As TACE HEALTHCARE LTD
  19. 2017-04-11
    PFUPAJENA, Evelyn Shorayi appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

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: 2026-04-24

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Evelyn Shorayi Pfupajena
Individual · Zimbabwean · DOB 07/1961 · age 65
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/04/2017

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
Incorporated2017-04-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Office 10 Hq Hive Workspace
Viewfield Terrace
Dunfermline
KY12 7HY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-24OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PFUPAJENA, Evelyn Shorayi
director · ~65y · appointed 2017-04-11
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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-06