QUAS HEALTHCARE LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC755507 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-16

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 · high confidence

Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.

· Lifecycle stage: early → zombie
· Investment thesis: growth_story → zombie_hold
· Opportunity score: 76 → 67
· Hygiene score: 90 → 80

Opportunity decay

drifting distress · 6-months

Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.

· Lifecycle stage drifting downward
· Currently "zombie"

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 4 negative signals vs 0 positive.

↓Lifecycle stage: early → zombie
·Investment thesis: growth_story → zombie_hold
↓Opportunity score: 76 → 67
↓Hygiene score: 90 → 80
↓PSC count: 1 → 0

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

£-28.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

67/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

No charge records returned

Directors & officers

No officers data

Ownership & PSC

No PSC data returned

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

No filing history

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

67/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £28,124

Cash YoY

+17146%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£17k

↑ 17146% YoY

Net Worth

-£28k

↓ 23% YoY

Current Assets

£19k

↑ 180% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£-20.4k	£-22.9k
Current assets	£18.8k	£6.7k
Cash	£17.2k	£100
Debtors	£1.5k	£6.6k
Net assets	£-28.1k	£-22.9k

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

Corporate timeline (1 events)Click to expand

2023-01-16
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Company incorporated
As QUAS HEALTHCARE LTD

Owner dependency

50/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean

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

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BACHLAW LIMITED→ SC364803 · est 2009	—	—	£4.91M	—	16y	83	62y
SIMEON CARE FOR THE ELDERLY LIMITED→ SC088417 · est 1984	—	—	£594.0k	—	42y	83	81y
THE FOUNDRY GYM LIMITED→ SC194575 · est 1999	—	—	£177.9k	—	27y	83	58y
UK PRIVATE HEALTHCARE LIMITED→ SC153339 · est 1994	—	—	—	—	31y	83	71y
BILL HAY LIMITED→ SC128775 · est 1990	—	—	£181.1k	—	35y	82	75y
CARDEN PLACE DENTAL PRACTICE LIMITED→ SC395265 · est 2011	—	—	—	1400	15y	82	68y
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FODDERTY CARE LTD.→ SC328990 · est 2007	—	—	£673.9k	—	18y	82	77y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2023-01-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC87300 — Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

Office 13 Badentoy Business Centre

Badentoy Industrial Estate

Portlethen

AB12 4YD

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-29

Last: 2026-01-15