HOMEPHYSIO BY NICOLA LIMITED

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SC711123 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-04
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£8.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
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 acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 -88% 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
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
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 £8,357
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,144 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 88% YoY
Cash YoY
-88%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
↓ 88% YoY
Net Worth
£8k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£16kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£9.0k£9.5k
Current assets£10.2k£15.6k
Cash£1.0k£8.6k
Debtors£9.0k£6.8k
Net assets£8.4k£9.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-28
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-05-26
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2025-03-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-10-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HOMEPHYSIO BY NICOLA LIMITED
  8. 2021-10-04
    COCKBURN, Nicola appointed
    director
  9. 2021-10-04
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Nicola Cockburn
Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1985 · age 41
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/10/2021

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
Incorporated2021-10-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

10 John Collins Crescent
Galashiels
TD1 2FA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

COCKBURN, Nicola
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-10-04
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Recent filings (13 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-10-04