PLAY THERAPY PRESS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04817702 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-02
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active 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 (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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
56 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 accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2020-07-16
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    THOMAS, Jeffery Hugh resigned
    director
  9. 2019-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-08-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-08-13
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-08-13
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  17. 2003-07-02
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    Company incorporated
    As PLAY THERAPY PRESS LIMITED
  18. 2003-07-02
    ➕
    JEPHCOTT, Monika appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-07-02
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    JEPHCOTT, Monika appointed
    director
  20. 2003-07-02
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    CHALFEN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2003-07-02
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    CHALFEN SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2003-07-02
    ➕
    THOMAS, Jeffery Hugh appointed
    director
  23. 2003-07-02
    ➕
    CHALFEN NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2003-07-02
    ➖
    CHALFEN NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 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 candidate

Strong 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Monika Jephcott
Individual · British · DOB 05/1945 · age 81
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-07-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

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: 2026-07-16
Last: 2025-07-02

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

JEPHCOTT, Monika→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JEPHCOTT, Monika→
director · ~81y · appointed 2003-07-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHALFEN SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-07-02 · resigned 2003-07-02
Resigned
THOMAS, Jeffery Hugh→
director · ~93y · appointed 2003-07-02 · resigned 2020-07-16
Resigned
CHALFEN NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-07-02 · resigned 2003-07-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-12