CAPTUS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07054629 · ltd · incorporated 2009-10-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-289.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70100Activities of head offices
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
50 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 · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £288,969
Very low cash
Cash position: £0
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£0
Net Worth
-£289k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£257k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £743.1k | £698.9k |
| Current assets | £256.7k | £225.1k |
| Cash | £0 | — |
| Debtors | £256.7k | — |
| Net assets | £-289.0k | £-226.9k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-01-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-10-27📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-10-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-10-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-07-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-11📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2022-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2014-07-01➕LANGDON, Selena Kaur, Dr appointeddirector
- 2009-10-23🏢Company incorporatedAs CAPTUS LIMITED
- 2009-10-23➕LANGDON, Peter Michael appointedsecretary
- 2009-10-23➕LANGDON, Peter Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Aesthetic Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Aesthetic Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CAPTUS LIMITED
This company · 07054629
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aesthetic Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 26/06/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Peter Michael Langdonceased 26/06/2023· 25-50% shares
- Dr Selena Kaur Langdonceased 26/06/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-10-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
Berkshire Aesthetics
Furze Platt Road
Maidenhead
SL6 6PR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
LANGDON, Peter Michael→
Activesecretary · appointed 2009-10-23
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LANGDON, Peter Michael→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2009-10-23
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LANGDON, Selena Kaur, Dr→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2014-07-01
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Recent filings (50 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-09
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-10-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-10-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-29