AB ANAESTHESIA ALTERNATIVES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC629469 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-03
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-05-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AB ANAESTHESIA ALTERNATIVES LTD
  8. 2019-05-03
    BARNETT, Alan Taylor, Dr appointed
    director
  9. 2019-05-03
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 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 63. 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Alan Taylor Barnett
Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control03/05/2019
Mrs Cheryl Joy Barnett
Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting03/05/2019

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

Similar companies

Active · Healthcare & medical · AB postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
BE PHENOMENAL LTD.
SC643737 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
6y
BEFRIEND A CHILD
SC299928 · est 2006 · no financials extracted
20y
BETA HEALTH CARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
SC838317 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
1y
BIOMEDICAL CLINICS LIMITED
SC348725 · est 2008 · no financials extracted
17y
BLISS SCOTLAND (CHARITY) LIMITED
SC365557 · est 2009 · no financials extracted
16y
BOBES BASCARAN LIMITED
SC605412 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
7y
BODY LOGIC THERAPIES (ELLON) LIMITED
SC863707 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
BON ACCORD CARE LIMITED
SC416826 · est 2012 · no financials extracted
14y
BON ACCORD SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED
SC432814 · est 2012 · no financials extracted
13y
BONNYP HEALTH INTERVENTIONS LTD
SC762339 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
3y
BOYNDIE DENTAL CARE LIMITED
SC494863 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
11y
BRAIN & HEART LIMITED
SC715691 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
4y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-05-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities

Registered office

2 Windsor Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1UW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-16
Last: 2025-05-02

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BARNETT, Alan Taylor, Dr
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-05-03