ALAN SMITH & PAUL SMITH PHYSIOTHERAPY LTD
🌳Matureactive
05089945 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-31
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£342
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £342
Net assets shrinking
Down £7 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£342
↓ 2.0% YoY
Current Assets
£37k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £22.0k | £28.3k |
| Current assets | £37.0k | £36.8k |
| Net assets | £342 | £349 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-12-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-26➕SMITH, Paul appointeddirector
- 2023-06-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-25➕SMITH, Judith appointeddirector
- 2023-06-25➖SMITH, Alan George resigneddirector
- 2023-04-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-03-22✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2004-04-30➕SMITH, Judith appointedsecretary
- 2004-04-30➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-04-30➕SMITH, Alan George appointeddirector
- 2004-04-30➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-03-31🏢Company incorporatedAs ALAN SMITH & PAUL SMITH PHYSIOTHERAPY LTD
- 2004-03-31➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-03-31➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
96/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SMITH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SMITH, Paul (same surname) appointed 2023-06-26. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Smith Individual · British · DOB 09/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 25/06/2023 |
Mrs Judith Smith Individual · British · DOB 04/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alan George Smithceased 25/06/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities
Registered office
135a Bawtry Road
Wickersley
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S66 2BW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
Active
SMITH, Judith→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2023-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-31 · resigned 2004-04-30
SMITH, Alan George→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2004-04-30 · resigned 2023-06-25
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-31 · resigned 2004-04-30
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Recent filings (63 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-04-03
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-03-22