CAPRIUS (UK) LTD

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SC217525 · ltd · incorporated 2001-03-29
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£38.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £38,111

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£38k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£68k
↑ 62% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£14k£27k£41k£54k£68kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Total assets£38.1k£30.7k
Current assets£67.9k£41.8k
Net assets£38.1k£30.7k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-24
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    dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS02
  4. 2023-10-17
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  5. 2023-10-05
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  6. 2023-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2014-04-05
    ➖
    PHILIP, Joyce Margaret resigned
    secretary
  17. 2007-10-23
    ➕
    PHILIP, Joyce Margaret appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-10-23
    ➖
    FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2001-03-29
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    Company incorporated
    As CAPRIUS (UK) LTD
  20. 2001-03-29
    ➕
    PHILIP, Peter Roger appointed
    director
  21. 2001-03-29
    ➕
    FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2001-03-29
    ➕
    GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2001-03-29
    ➖
    GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2001-03-29
    ➕
    AMIN, Rizwana Shaheen appointed
    nominee-director
  25. 2001-03-29
    ➖
    AMIN, Rizwana Shaheen resigned
    nominee-director
  26. 2001-03-29
    ➕
    RITCHIE, Sheila Ewan appointed
    nominee-director
  27. 2001-03-29
    ➖
    RITCHIE, Sheila Ewan resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter Roger Philip
Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-03-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Thistle House 2nd Floor
24 Thistle Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1XD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

PHILIP, Peter Roger→
director · ~60y · appointed 2001-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PHILIP, Joyce Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-23 · resigned 2014-04-05
Resigned
FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-03-29 · resigned 2007-10-23
Resigned
GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-03-29 · resigned 2001-03-29
Resigned
AMIN, Rizwana Shaheen→
nominee-director · ~55y · appointed 2001-03-29 · resigned 2001-03-29
Resigned
RITCHIE, Sheila Ewan→
nominee-director · ~69y · appointed 2001-03-29 · resigned 2001-03-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-01
dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2023-11-24
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2023-10-17
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30