QUAS HEALTHCARE LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC755507 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-16
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£-28.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £28,124
Cash YoY
+17146%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-11➕FORBES, Martin Harry appointeddirector
- 2025-04-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-15✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-02-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-16🏢Company incorporatedAs QUAS HEALTHCARE LTD
- 2023-01-16➕FORBES, Patricia appointeddirector
- 2023-01-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Patricia Forbes Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 16/01/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JECUU PRIVATE LTD→ SC772888 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| NORTH EAST COMMUNITY WORKSHOP LIMITED→ SC444933 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| OHIS- OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LIMITED→ SC592659 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| RESET WELLBEING & MINDFULNESS LTD→ SC588286 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| REVIVE AESTHETICS (ABERDEENSHIRE) LTD→ SC877670 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ROSH MEDICS LTD→ SC667774 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ROSS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT LTD→ SC647171 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| RS PRIMEONE LTD→ SC884683 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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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
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
FORBES, Martin Harry→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2025-04-11
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FORBES, Patricia→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2023-01-16
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-02-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-01-16