PHYSIO SOURCE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC519195 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-02
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£76.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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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
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: 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 (58/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 £76,020

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£76k
↑ 5.3% YoY
Current Assets
£182k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£36k£73k£109k£145k£182kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£111.4k£131.2k
Current assets£181.7k£131.2k
Net assets£76.0k£72.2k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-12-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-12-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-12-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-11-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2024-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-10-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-11-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-11-02
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    Company incorporated
    As PHYSIO SOURCE LIMITED
  18. 2015-11-02
    RUDDER, Grant 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 11 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Grant Rudder
Individual · British · DOB 06/1985 · age 41
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-11-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

9 Netherton Road
Wishaw
North Lanarkshire
ML2 0EQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

RUDDER, Grant
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-11-02
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Recent filings (29 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15