ADVANCE PHYSIO SOLUTIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive
04635566 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-13
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-05
Average employees200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-14
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  3. 2025-01-13
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  4. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-08
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-01-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-04-01
    WIGGINS, Timothy Peter appointed
    director
  17. 2010-03-31
    VASEY, Lee Marie appointed
    director
  18. 2010-03-31
    CHARLTON, Christopher John resigned
    secretary
  19. 2010-03-31
    CHARLTON, Christopher John resigned
    director
  20. 2010-03-31
    CHARLTON, Eleanor Joyce resigned
    director
  21. 2003-01-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCE PHYSIO SOLUTIONS LTD
  22. 2003-01-13
    CHARLTON, Christopher John appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-01-13
    JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-01-13
    JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-01-13
    CHARLTON, Christopher John appointed
    director
  26. 2003-01-13
    CHARLTON, Eleanor Joyce appointed
    director
  27. 2003-01-13
    JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2003-01-13
    JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Lee Marie Vasey
Individual · British · DOB 01/1984 · age 42
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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6 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
Incorporated2003-01-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Hope Street Xchange
1-3 Hind Street
Sunderland
SR1 3QD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

VASEY, Lee Marie
director · ~42y · appointed 2010-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WIGGINS, Timothy Peter
director · ~42y · appointed 2010-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHARLTON, Christopher John
secretary · appointed 2003-01-13 · resigned 2010-03-31
Resigned
JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-13 · resigned 2003-01-13
Resigned
CHARLTON, Christopher John
director · ~81y · appointed 2003-01-13 · resigned 2010-03-31
Resigned
CHARLTON, Eleanor Joyce
director · ~66y · appointed 2003-01-13 · resigned 2010-03-31
Resigned
JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-13 · resigned 2003-01-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-01-14
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-20