PLAY THERAPY UK (2000)
💤Zombieactive
04096707 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2000-10-25
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of professional membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 81). 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: high (81/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-08-28📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-01-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-07-16➖THOMAS, Jeffery Hugh resigneddirector
- 2019-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2000-10-25🏢Company incorporatedAs PLAY THERAPY UK (2000)
- 2000-10-25➕JEPHCOTT, Monika appointedsecretary
- 2000-10-25➕JEPHCOTT, Monika appointeddirector
- 2000-10-25➕THOMAS, Jeffery Hugh appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Monika Jephcott Individual · British · DOB 05/1945 · age 81 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Jeffery Hugh Thomasceased 16/07/2020· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 197 LONDON ROAD LIMITED→ 05338924 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| 20 QUEENS ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 05186191 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| 3-5 DEVONSHIRE ROAD LLP→ OC358880 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| 3-7 UNION ROAD LIMITED→ 05028114 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| 32X LLP→ OC404251 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 37 EVERSFIELD PLACE MANAGEMENT LTD→ 10236564 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 3OAKSWANDERER LTD→ 16195485 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 44 MOUNT EPHRAIM LIMITED→ 09212665 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| 4M ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED→ 10610413 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 5 ANGLESEA TERRACE LIMITED→ 05822124 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| 5 QUEENS ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 02646041 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2000-10-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94120 — Activities of professional membership organisations
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: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
JEPHCOTT, Monika→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2000-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THOMAS, Jeffery Hugh→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · appointed 2000-10-25 · resigned 2020-07-16
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (65 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-09-02
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-01-06