ACUPUNCTURE ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED PHYSIOTHERAPISTS LIMITED

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05680004 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2006-01-19

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 20.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒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

83/100

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 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.3y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 20.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

40 officers (7 active, 40 linked, 37 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

142 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	700	600

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (96 events)Click to expand

2025-08-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
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HOBBS, Jonathan resigned
director
2024-11-14
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officers · TM01
2024-04-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-06
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-04-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-18
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RARITY, Wendy resigned
director
2022-06-29
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officers · AP01
2022-05-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
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KINNEY, Michelle Louise appointed
director
2021-09-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-07
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AIKEN, Dawn appointed
director
2021-07-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-07-28
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-07-28
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-05-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-02-04
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second-filing-of-secretary-termination-with-name
officers · RP04TM02
2020-01-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-01-28
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officers · CH01
2019-09-14
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TOLOND, Michael James resigned
secretary
2019-04-17
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VAN DONGEN, Caspar Franciscus Arnoldus Maria resigned
director
2018-05-19
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CHIA, George Robert resigned
director
2018-05-19
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HALL, Christopher Andrew resigned
director
2018-02-28
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COLLIER, Christopher John appointed
director
2018-02-28
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NITTA, Suzanne appointed
director
2017-10-01
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WARD-ATHERTON, Arron Kenneth resigned
director
2016-09-14
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WARD-ATHERTON, Arron Kenneth appointed
director
2016-02-29
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Charge satisfied #1
2015-11-27
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DASCANIO, Vivienne Claire resigned
director
2015-09-30
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RARITY, Wendy appointed
director
2015-03-25
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Charge satisfied #2
2014-07-16
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HALL, Christopher Andrew appointed
director
2014-05-10
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BYRNE, Gregory resigned
director
2014-05-10
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GOUDE, Alexandra Lauren resigned
director
2013-07-31
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HOBBS, Jonathan appointed
director
2013-01-03
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VAN DONGEN, Caspar Franciscus Arnoldus Maria appointed
director
2012-09-19
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GIURA, Diana-Silvia appointed
director
2012-09-19
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DENNING, Merian Llewelyn resigned
director
2012-05-12
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PALEY, Carole Anne resigned
director
2012-05-12
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YOUNG, Kevin Michael resigned
director
2011-09-08
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CHIA, George Robert appointed
director
2011-05-13
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PALEY, Carole Anne appointed
director
2011-05-13
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YATES, Deborah Jayne resigned
director
2011-03-09
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HOWSON, Jennifer resigned
director
2010-11-01
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GOUDE, Alexandra Lauren appointed
director
2010-10-06
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YOUNG, Kevin Michael appointed
director
2010-08-18
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LONGBOTTOM, John Duncan resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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.)

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2006-01-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Sefton House Adam Court

Newark Road

Peterborough

Cambs

PE1 5PP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-02

Last: 2026-01-19