ABBEY PHYSIOTHERAPY LTD

🌳Matureactive
06542265 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-25
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£51.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £51,802

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£52k
↑ 84% YoY
Current Assets
£56k
↑ 97% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£11k£22k£34k£45k£56kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£51.8k£28.2k
Current assets£56.1k£28.4k
Net assets£51.8k£28.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-06-12
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  3. 2025-05-22
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  4. 2024-08-15
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  5. 2023-05-29
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  6. 2022-06-17
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  7. 2021-06-03
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  8. 2020-07-10
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  9. 2019-07-29
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  10. 2018-07-17
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  11. 2017-06-24
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  12. 2016-11-10
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  13. 2016-03-29
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  14. 2015-11-18
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  15. 2015-04-01
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2008-03-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY PHYSIOTHERAPY LTD
  17. 2008-03-25
    ➕
    DEARDEN, Alison appointed
    secretary
  18. 2008-03-25
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    DEARDEN, Alison appointed
    director
  19. 2008-03-25
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    PICTON, Catherine Chantelle appointed
    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 18 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 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Catherine Chantelle Picton
Individual · British · DOB 03/1977 · age 49
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2008-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

25 Coton Road
Nuneaton
Warwickshire
CV11 5TW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

DEARDEN, Alison→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-25
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DEARDEN, Alison→
director · ~53y · appointed 2008-03-25
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PICTON, Catherine Chantelle→
director · ~49y · appointed 2008-03-25
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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-12
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-25