APITHERAPY SKINCARE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07222793 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-14
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£6.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £6,561

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£7k
↑ 215% YoY
Current Assets
£717
Current Liabilities
—
-£6k-£3k-£794£2k£4k£7kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Total assets£717£1.6k
Current assets£717£0
Net assets£6.6k£-5.7k

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 (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-04-25
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2016-02-27
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-04-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-01-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-04-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2010-04-14
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    Company incorporated
    As APITHERAPY SKINCARE LIMITED
  18. 2010-04-14
    ➕
    LAWRENCE, Sally Anne appointed
    director
  19. 2010-04-14
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Alison Julie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

64/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-28

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Alison Julie Williams
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Ms Sally Anne Chapman
Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-04-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Pear Tree Cottage Aylmerton Road
Sustead
Norwich
Norfolk
NR11 8RU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-28OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-14

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

LAWRENCE, Sally Anne→
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-04-14
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Active
WILLIAMS, Alison Julie→
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-04-14
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Active

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-24