ADVANCED MEDICAL AESTHETICS LTD

🌳Matureactive

04727247 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-08

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 Apr 2026

Net worth

£-8.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

76 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £8,947

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£9k

↑ 4.5% YoY

Current Assets

£2k

↓ 7.4% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2026-04-30	2025-04-30
Total assets	£-8.9k	£-9.4k
Current assets	£1.8k	£1.9k
Net assets	£-8.9k	£-9.4k

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

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2026-05-13
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2025-05-14
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2024-06-18
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2023-05-16
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2022-05-17
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2021-06-11
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2020-06-29
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2019-07-02
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2018-08-20
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2017-05-23
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2016-09-06
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2016-05-27
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accounts · AA
2016-04-12
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2015-05-28
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2015-04-10
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2012-04-01
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DIGGLE, Kathleen Elizabeth appointed
director
2010-08-19
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THOMAS, Samuel Jeffrey, Dr resigned
secretary
2010-08-19
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HOLGATE, Nigel John, Dr resigned
director
2010-08-19
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THOMAS, Ann Elizabeth, Dr resigned
director
2010-08-19
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THOMAS, Samuel Jeffrey, Dr resigned
director
2010-08-01
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DIGGLE, Kathleen Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2007-04-17
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THOMAS, Samuel Jeffrey, Dr appointed
secretary
2006-11-01
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PICK, Gaynor resigned
secretary
2006-11-01
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PICK, Gaynor resigned
director
2003-04-08
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Company incorporated
As ADVANCED MEDICAL AESTHETICS LTD
2003-04-08
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DIGGLE, John, Dr appointed
director
2003-04-08
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PICK, Gaynor appointed
secretary
2003-04-08
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-04-08
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-04-08
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HOLGATE, Nigel John, Dr appointed
director
2003-04-08
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PICK, Gaynor appointed
director
2003-04-08
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THOMAS, Ann Elizabeth, Dr appointed
director
2003-04-08
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THOMAS, Samuel Jeffrey, Dr appointed
director
2003-04-08
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-04-08
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dr John Diggle Individual · British · DOB 07/1957 · age 69	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mrs Kathleen Elizabeth Diggle Individual · British · DOB 01/1956 · age 70	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2003-04-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities

Registered office

8 College Street

Gloucester

GL1 2NE

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2028-01-31

Last made up to: 2026-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-22

Last: 2026-04-08

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

DIGGLE, Kathleen Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2010-08-01

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Active

DIGGLE, John, Dr→

director · ~69y · appointed 2003-04-08

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Active

DIGGLE, Kathleen Elizabeth→

director · ~70y · appointed 2012-04-01

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Active

PICK, Gaynor→

secretary · appointed 2003-04-08 · resigned 2006-11-01

Resigned

THOMAS, Samuel Jeffrey, Dr→

secretary · appointed 2007-04-17 · resigned 2010-08-19

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-08 · resigned 2003-04-08

Resigned

HOLGATE, Nigel John, Dr→

director · ~71y · appointed 2003-04-08 · resigned 2010-08-19

Resigned

PICK, Gaynor→

director · ~66y · appointed 2003-04-08 · resigned 2006-11-01

Resigned

THOMAS, Ann Elizabeth, Dr→

director · ~75y · appointed 2003-04-08 · resigned 2010-08-19

Resigned

THOMAS, Samuel Jeffrey, Dr→

director · ~76y · appointed 2003-04-08 · resigned 2010-08-19

Resigned

INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-08 · resigned 2003-04-08

Resigned

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