ACADEMY OF PLAY AND CHILD PSYCHOTHERAPY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03597869 · ltd · incorporated 1998-07-14

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

—

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 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

88 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

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

Metric	2024-12-31
Average employees	3100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2026-01-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-23
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JEPHCOTT, Monika resigned
secretary
2025-09-23
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-11-17
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-27
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-10-18
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-18
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-17
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BAYNE, Maria appointed
director
2024-10-17
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JEPHCOTT, Monika resigned
director
2024-10-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-17
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-10
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-12-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-30
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-07-16
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THOMAS, Jeffery Hugh resigned
director
2008-03-11
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BRADLEY, Linda resigned
secretary
2008-03-11
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JEPHCOTT, Monika appointed
secretary
2008-03-11
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BRADLEY, Linda resigned
director
2008-03-04
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BRADLEY, Linda appointed
secretary
2008-03-04
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JEPHCOTT, Monika resigned
secretary
2008-03-04
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BRADLEY, Linda appointed
director
1998-07-14
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Company incorporated
As ACADEMY OF PLAY AND CHILD PSYCHOTHERAPY LIMITED
1998-07-14
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JEPHCOTT, Monika appointed
secretary
1998-07-14
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SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-07-14
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SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-07-14
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JEPHCOTT, Monika appointed
director
1998-07-14
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THOMAS, Jeffery Hugh appointed
director
1998-07-14
➕
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1998-07-14
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WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

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.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Maria Bayne Individual · British · DOB 04/1977 · age 49	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	17/10/2024

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Monika Jephcottceased 17/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
Mr Jeffery Hugh Thomasceased 16/07/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1998-07-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

The Coach House

Belmont Road

Uckfield

East Sussex

TN22 1BP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-06

Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

BAYNE, Maria→

director · ~49y · appointed 2024-10-17

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BRADLEY, Linda→

secretary · appointed 2008-03-04 · resigned 2008-03-11

Resigned

JEPHCOTT, Monika→

secretary · appointed 2008-03-11 · resigned 2025-09-23

Resigned

JEPHCOTT, Monika→

secretary · appointed 1998-07-14 · resigned 2008-03-04

Resigned

SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-07-14 · resigned 1998-07-14

Resigned

BRADLEY, Linda→

director · ~81y · appointed 2008-03-04 · resigned 2008-03-11

Resigned

JEPHCOTT, Monika→

director · ~81y · appointed 1998-07-14 · resigned 2024-10-17

Resigned

THOMAS, Jeffery Hugh→

director · ~93y · appointed 1998-07-14 · resigned 2020-07-16

Resigned

WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-07-14 · resigned 1998-07-14

Resigned

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

Recent filings (88 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-01-06

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2025-12-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-25

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2025-09-23

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2024-11-17

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2024-10-27

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-23

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-10-18

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-10-18

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-10-17

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2024-10-17

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-10-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-09-29