ANNE PENMAN THERAPY LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC198398 · ltd · incorporated 1999-07-26
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£18.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). 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 (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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
71 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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £18,605
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,119 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£19k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£10k£15k£20k£25kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£18.6k£20.7k
Current assets£25.3k£25.3k
Debtors£25.3k—
Net assets£18.6k£20.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2019-07-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2019-07-10
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2018-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-10-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2015-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2007-08-10
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    PENMAN, Ron appointed
    secretary
  17. 2007-08-10
    ➖
    PENMAN, Scott Stuart resigned
    secretary
  18. 2007-08-10
    ➖
    PENMAN, Scott Stuart resigned
    director
  19. 1999-11-12
    ➕
    PENMAN, Scott Stuart appointed
    secretary
  20. 1999-11-12
    ➕
    PENMAN, Scott Stuart appointed
    director
  21. 1999-09-17
    ➖
    PENMAN, Ronald Lamert resigned
    secretary
  22. 1999-09-17
    ➖
    PENMAN, Ronald Lamert resigned
    director
  23. 1999-08-12
    ➕
    PENMAN, Anne Florence appointed
    director
  24. 1999-08-12
    ➕
    PENMAN, Ronald Lamert appointed
    secretary
  25. 1999-08-12
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1999-08-12
    ➕
    PENMAN, Ronald Lamert appointed
    director
  27. 1999-08-12
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1999-07-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANNE PENMAN THERAPY LTD.
  29. 1999-07-26
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1999-07-26
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PENMAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Anne Florence Penman
Individual · British · DOB 07/1953 · age 73
50–75%
—board control50-75% shares · 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
Incorporated1999-07-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

41 Clarkston Road
Glasgow
G44 3BQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-20
Last: 2025-07-06

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

PENMAN, Ron→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PENMAN, Anne Florence→
director · ~73y · appointed 1999-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PENMAN, Ronald Lamert→
secretary · appointed 1999-08-12 · resigned 1999-09-17
Resigned
PENMAN, Scott Stuart→
secretary · appointed 1999-11-12 · resigned 2007-08-10
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-07-26 · resigned 1999-08-12
Resigned
PENMAN, Ronald Lamert→
director · ~78y · appointed 1999-08-12 · resigned 1999-09-17
Resigned
PENMAN, Scott Stuart→
director · ~50y · appointed 1999-11-12 · resigned 2007-08-10
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-07-26 · resigned 1999-08-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-07-10