ADELE LOUISE PHYSIOTHERAPY LIMITED

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09514222 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-27
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-277
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (63/100)

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
No charge records returned
50
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSC data returned
40
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £277
Very low cash
Cash position: £27
Net assets shrinking
Down £733 YoY
Cash YoY
+800%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£27
↑ 800% YoY
Net Worth
-£277
↓ 161% YoY
Current Assets
£62
↑ 148% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£277-£130£16£163£309£456Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-277£456
Current assets£62£25
Cash£27£3
Debtors£35£22
Net assets£-277£456

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 (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-10
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  4. 2023-11-04
    ➕
    WINGRAVE, Christopher James appointed
    secretary
  5. 2023-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-03-30
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    capital · SH08
  13. 2017-03-30
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    capital · SH10
  14. 2017-03-27
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2017-03-26
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    capital · SH01
  16. 2016-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-03-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ADELE LOUISE PHYSIOTHERAPY LIMITED
  18. 2015-03-27
    ➕
    WINGRAVE, Adele Louise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-03-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities

Registered office

Oak Villa
Woodside Road
Chiddingfold
Surrey
GU8 4RP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

WINGRAVE, Christopher James→
secretary · appointed 2023-11-04
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Active
WINGRAVE, Adele Louise→
director · ~42y · appointed 2015-03-27
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Active

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-08