BODY MECHANIX OSTEO LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
10110834 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-07
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£142.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Physical well-being activities
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £142,601
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£143k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Assets
£216k
↑ 38% 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 | £225.5k | £166.9k |
| Current assets | £216.1k | £156.1k |
| Net assets | £142.6k | £110.4k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-16➕MCKENNA, David appointeddirector
- 2024-07-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-09📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-10➕MCKENNA, David appointedsecretary
- 2021-06-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-06-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-10📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-04-07🏢Company incorporatedAs BODY MECHANIX OSTEO LIMITED
- 2016-04-07➕MCKENNA, Claire appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Claire Mckenna Individual · British · DOB 08/1986 · age 40 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-04-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96040 — Physical well-being activities
Registered office
69b High Street
Harpenden
Hertfordshire
AL5 2SL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-20
Last: 2026-04-06
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
MCKENNA, Claire→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2016-04-07
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MCKENNA, David→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2024-07-16
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-11