COUNTY PHYSIO LTD

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SC454799 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-18
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£6.8k
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: 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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -31% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,798
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,491 YoY
Cash YoY
-31%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£12k
↓ 31% YoY
Net Worth
£7k
↓ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£4k£8k£12k£15k£19kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£6.8k£11.3k
Current assets£14.0k£19.3k
Cash£12.0k£17.3k
Debtors£1.7k£1.9k
Net assets£6.8k£11.3k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2025-10-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-10-30
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    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-10-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-10-01
    ➕
    VALENTINI, Gianluca appointed
    director
  7. 2025-10-01
    ➖
    BLAKE, Maureen resigned
    director
  8. 2025-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  9. 2024-05-31
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  10. 2023-11-22
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  11. 2022-08-29
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  12. 2021-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  13. 2020-07-09
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  14. 2019-07-15
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  15. 2018-06-27
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  16. 2017-07-07
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  17. 2016-08-05
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-07-18
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    Company incorporated
    As COUNTY PHYSIO LTD
  19. 2013-07-18
    ➕
    BLAKE, Maureen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

5 Star Clinic Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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5 Star Clinic Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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COUNTY PHYSIO LTD
This company · SC454799

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
5 Star Clinic Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/10/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Maureen Lesley Blakeceased 01/10/2025· 75-100% shares · board control · significant influence · firm interest

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
Incorporated2013-07-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

14 Church Street
Haddington
East Lothian
EH41 3EX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

VALENTINI, Gianluca→
director · ~34y · appointed 2025-10-01
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Active
BLAKE, Maureen→
director · ~74y · appointed 2013-07-18 · resigned 2025-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-10-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-03