BUTTERFLY TOUCH THERAPIES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11194385 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-08
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
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 (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-04-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-04-20➕DUGGAN, John appointeddirector
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-06-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-03-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-03-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-03-19📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2018-02-08🏢Company incorporatedAs BUTTERFLY TOUCH THERAPIES LIMITED
- 2018-02-08➕WALTERS, John Philip appointedsecretary
- 2018-02-08➕DUGGAN, Ann Marie appointeddirector
- 2018-02-08➕DUKE, Michael appointeddirector
- 2018-02-08➖DUKE, Michael resigneddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Ann Marie Duggan Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 08/02/2018 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Anne Marie Dugganceased 08/02/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Fd Secretarial Ltdceased 08/02/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
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
Incorporated2018-02-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education
Registered office
67 Duke Street
Darlington
County Durham
DL3 7SD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
WALTERS, John Philip→
Activesecretary · appointed 2018-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DUGGAN, Ann Marie→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2018-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DUGGAN, John→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2023-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DUKE, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2018-02-08 · resigned 2018-02-08
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Recent filings (28 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-27