ACTION FIRST PHYSIOTHERAPY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

09947070 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-12

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

£114.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other human health activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 9.9y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 9.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

28 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £114,561

Cash YoY

-17%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£46k

↓ 17% YoY

Net Worth

£115k

↑ 4.4% YoY

Current Assets

£57k

↓ 12% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£114.6k	£118.2k
Current assets	£56.6k	£64.0k
Cash	£46.1k	£55.5k
Debtors	£10.5k	£8.5k
Net assets	£114.6k	£109.7k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2026-01-27
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accounts · AA
2025-04-09
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mortgage · MR04
2025-04-09
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Charge satisfied #1
2025-01-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-12-09
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-12-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-11-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-01-22
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-10-12
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accounts · AA
2017-10-11
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2017-01-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2016-06-30
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2016-06-28
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2016-01-12
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Company incorporated
As ACTION FIRST PHYSIOTHERAPY LIMITED
2016-01-12
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DEAKIN, Kirsteen Annabel 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 10 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Kirsteen Deakin Individual · British · DOB 12/1982 · age 44	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2016-01-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

2 Thornton Row

Snaith

Goole

DN14 9HS

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-25

Last: 2026-01-11

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DEAKIN, Kirsteen Annabel→

director · ~44y · appointed 2016-01-12

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	30/06/2016	—
	satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	28/06/2016	09/04/2025

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