BRITISH AND IRISH ORTHOPTIC SOCIETY

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01892427 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1985-03-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of professional membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
45 officers (9 active, 45 linked, 40 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
203 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees30

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (97 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-20
    SAVILLE, Alma Jay appointed
    director
  4. 2025-04-10
    PINCHES, Rebecca resigned
    director
  5. 2025-04-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-08-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2024-08-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-08-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-08-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-08-15
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-08-15
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-08-15
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-08-15
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2024-08-15
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2024-08-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2024-07-11
    GROOGAN, Matthew appointed
    director
  18. 2024-07-11
    HAGGERTY, Helen appointed
    director
  19. 2024-07-11
    SHILLING, Elizabeth Ann appointed
    director
  20. 2024-07-11
    SKILLEN, Jennifer appointed
    director
  21. 2024-07-11
    CARLIN, Angela resigned
    director
  22. 2024-07-11
    MACKENZIE, Kelly Ann resigned
    director
  23. 2024-07-11
    PARMAR, Krishan resigned
    director
  24. 2024-07-11
    REEDY, Patrick resigned
    director
  25. 2024-04-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2024-04-03
    MCCLEMENTS, Declan resigned
    director
  27. 2024-01-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  28. 2023-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  29. 2023-07-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  30. 2023-07-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  31. 2023-07-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  32. 2023-07-01
    MURRAY, Craig appointed
    director
  33. 2023-06-22
    GREENWOOD, Veronica Susan resigned
    director
  34. 2022-11-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  35. 2022-09-30
    MCENTEE, Claire appointed
    director
  36. 2021-08-31
    PINCHES, Rebecca appointed
    director
  37. 2021-07-30
    ALI, Haseeb resigned
    director
  38. 2021-07-30
    BYRNE, Jaina resigned
    director
  39. 2021-07-30
    MACDIARMID, Sonia resigned
    director
  40. 2021-06-11
    PARMAR, Krishan appointed
    director
  41. 2021-06-11
    REEDY, Patrick appointed
    director
  42. 2020-09-17
    BROWN, Aimee Louise resigned
    director
  43. 2020-09-10
    PODMORE, Deborah Ann appointed
    director
  44. 2020-01-31
    ALI, Haseeb appointed
    director
  45. 2019-12-10
    SMART, Kathryn Ann resigned
    director
  46. 2019-11-01
    CLARKE, Julie Katherine resigned
    director
  47. 2019-05-01
    HANLEY, Jane Elizabeth resigned
    director
  48. 2019-05-01
    MACKENZIE, Kelly Ann appointed
    director
  49. 2019-05-01
    MCCLEMENTS, Declan appointed
    director
  50. 2019-05-01
    WHITE, Joyce Evelyn Smith resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 97 events

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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 Helen Haggerty
Individual · British · DOB 01/1975 · age 51
sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest11/07/2024
Mr Craig Murray
Individual · British · DOB 07/1982 · age 44
sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest01/07/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Julie Dowdneyceased 11/07/2024· significant influence
  • Mrs Veronica Susan Greenwoodceased 01/07/2023· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1985-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94120 — Activities of professional membership organisations

Registered office

3rd Floor Interchange Place
151-165 Edmund Street
Birmingham
B3 2TA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-17
Last: 2026-04-03

Officers (9 active · 36 resigned)

DOWDNEY, Julie Ann
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-06-28
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Active
GROOGAN, Matthew
director · ~32y · appointed 2024-07-11
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Active
HAGGERTY, Helen
director · ~51y · appointed 2024-07-11
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Active
MCENTEE, Claire
director · ~34y · appointed 2022-09-30
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Active
MURRAY, Craig
director · ~44y · appointed 2023-07-01
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Active
PODMORE, Deborah Ann
director · ~69y · appointed 2020-09-10
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Active
SAVILLE, Alma Jay
director · ~28y · appointed 2025-06-20
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Active
SHILLING, Elizabeth Ann
director · ~56y · appointed 2024-07-11
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Active
SKILLEN, Jennifer
director · ~51y · appointed 2024-07-11
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Active
AULD, Rosemary Joy
secretary · appointed 1998-03-14 · resigned 2004-06-12
Resigned
BAYNHAM, Shelagh Nicoll, Mrs.
secretary · appointed 2006-06-03 · resigned 2011-01-06
Resigned
CARPENTER, June
secretary · appointed 2004-06-12 · resigned 2006-06-03
Resigned
CHARNOCK, Avril Laura
secretary · resigned 1998-03-14
Resigned
VOLLER, Jean
secretary · resigned 1992-03-14
Resigned
ALI, Haseeb
director · ~32y · appointed 2020-01-31 · resigned 2021-07-30
Resigned
AULD, Rosemary Joy
director · ~67y · appointed 1998-03-13 · resigned 2009-06-12
Resigned
BAXTER, Lesley Anne
director · ~74y · appointed 2011-01-06 · resigned 2014-06-06
Resigned
BAYNHAM, Shelagh Nicoll, Mrs.
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-06-03 · resigned 2011-01-06
Resigned
BROWN, Aimee Louise
director · ~38y · appointed 2017-06-28 · resigned 2020-09-17
Resigned
BYRNE, Jaina
director · ~43y · appointed 2018-06-28 · resigned 2021-07-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (203 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-15