ALBURY HOUSE OSTEOPATHS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07413993 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-20
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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| Average employees | 200 | 300 |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-13📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-06-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-06➖WELCH COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-05-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-01-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-01-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-11-01➕DERMODY, Hannah Margaret appointeddirector
- 2020-11-01➖JEFFERY, Vincent Lee resigneddirector
- 2020-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-14➕WELCH COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-09-14➖WELCH PAYROLL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-04-02➖WELCH OFFICIUM LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-04-02➕WELCH PAYROLL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-10-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ALBURY HOUSE OSTEOPATHS LIMITED
- 2010-10-20➕KENNARD, Sara Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2010-10-20➕WELCH OFFICIUM LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-10-20➕JEFFERY, Vincent Lee 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. 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.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Hannah Margaret Dermody Individual · British · DOB 06/1977 · age 49 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 01/11/2020 |
Sara Elizabeth Kennard Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 21/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-10-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
Old Bank Buliding
East Street
Ilminster
TA19 0AJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
DERMODY, Hannah Margaret→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2020-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KENNARD, Sara Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2010-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WELCH COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2015-09-14 · resigned 2025-06-06
WELCH OFFICIUM LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2010-10-20 · resigned 2014-04-02
WELCH PAYROLL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2014-04-02 · resigned 2015-09-14
JEFFERY, Vincent Lee→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2010-10-20 · resigned 2020-11-01
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Recent filings (57 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-06-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-11