MACFARLANE PHYSIOTHERAPY LTD

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SC567875 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-05
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£6.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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 72/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,156
Cash YoY
+56%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£12k
↑ 56% YoY
Net Worth
£6k
↑ 177% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£8k-£4k-£130£4k£8k£12kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£10.6k£2.0k
Current assets£11.7k£9.5k
Cash£11.7k£7.5k
Debtors—£2.0k
Net assets£6.2k£-8.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-06
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  6. 2024-03-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-03-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-04-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2021-02-10
    ➖
    HARDAKER, Jayne Susan resigned
    director
  15. 2021-02-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-04-03
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2019-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-06-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MACFARLANE PHYSIOTHERAPY LTD
  20. 2017-06-05
    ➕
    HARDAKER, Sean Liam appointed
    director
  21. 2017-06-05
    ➕
    HARDAKER, Jayne Susan 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jayne Susan Hardaker
Individual · British · DOB 03/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting05/06/2017
Mr Sean Liam Hardaker
Individual · British · DOB 01/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting05/06/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Jayne Susan Hardakerceased 10/02/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2017-06-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

45 Cowane Street
Stirling
FK8 1JW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-18
Last: 2025-06-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HARDAKER, Sean Liam→
director · ~45y · appointed 2017-06-05
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Active
HARDAKER, Jayne Susan→
director · ~42y · appointed 2017-06-05 · resigned 2021-02-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-03-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-26