APT AESTHETICS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07654022 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-01
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£138.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed healthcare with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 61). 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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £138,010

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£199k
Net Worth
£138k
Current Assets
£276k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£141.0k
Current assets£275.6k
Cash£198.9k
Debtors£76.7k
Net assets£138.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2019-08-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2019-04-11
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    address · AD01
  13. 2019-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-06-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2018-04-06
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    capital · SH10
  17. 2018-04-06
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    capital · SH01
  18. 2011-06-01
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    Company incorporated
    As APT AESTHETICS LIMITED
  19. 2011-06-01
    ➕
    BROCK, Cathryn Susan, Dr. appointed
    director
  20. 2011-06-01
    ➕
    TOPPING, Adam Partington, Mr. 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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 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 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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: 2026-06-25

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam Partington Topping
Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Dr Cathryn Susan Brock
Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/12/2017

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
Incorporated2011-06-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities

Registered office

Normanby Gateway
Lysaghts Way
Scunthorpe
North Lincolnshire
DN15 9YG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-25OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-11

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BROCK, Cathryn Susan, Dr.→
director · ~61y · appointed 2011-06-01
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Active
TOPPING, Adam Partington, Mr.→
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-06-01
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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-31