SMART SURGICAL APPLIANCES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05900659 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-09
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£776.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32500
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
99 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £776,247
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£776k
↑ 2.7% YoY
Current Assets
£1.4m
↑ 42% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.10M | £786.4k |
| Current assets | £1.36M | £957.8k |
| Net assets | £776.2k | £755.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (42 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-29📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-31📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-25📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-08-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-08-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-08-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-08-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-07-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2011-07-04➖DERBIN, Jon Todd resigneddirector
- 2011-07-04➖GEORGE, David Richard resigneddirector
- 2011-03-15➖STURROCK, Paul Andrew resigneddirector
- 2011-03-11➕DERBIN, Jon Todd appointeddirector
- 2010-07-08➖WYATT, Mark Andrew, Dr resigneddirector
- 2010-02-02➖PAGE, Jonathan Heeley resigneddirector
- 2010-02-02➕WYATT, Mark Andrew, Dr appointeddirector
- 2009-11-01➕GEORGE, David Richard appointeddirector
- 2009-09-28➖YANG, Guang Zhong resigneddirector
- 2009-01-09➕STURROCK, Paul Andrew appointeddirector
- 2008-03-10➕AHMEDANI, Mohammad Tahir appointedsecretary
- 2008-03-10➖ELLISON, John Kevin resignedsecretary
- 2007-11-28➖MAINI, Tidu, Dr resigneddirector
- 2007-11-28➕PAGE, Jonathan Heeley appointeddirector
- 2007-09-21➕AZIZ, Omer, Dr appointeddirector
- 2007-09-21➕JAMES, Adam appointeddirector
- 2007-09-21➕MAINI, Tidu, Dr appointeddirector
- 2007-09-21➖PAGE, Jonathan Heeley resigneddirector
- 2007-09-21➕YANG, Guang Zhong appointeddirector
- 2007-08-09➖BOWEN, Justin resignedsecretary
- 2007-08-09➕ELLISON, John Kevin appointedsecretary
- 2006-08-09🏢Company incorporatedAs SMART SURGICAL APPLIANCES LIMITED
- 2006-08-09➕BOWEN, Justin appointedsecretary
- 2006-08-09➕PAGE, Jonathan Heeley appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-08-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32500 — SIC 32500
Registered office
London Bioscience Innovation Centre (Lbic) 2,Royal College Street
Kings Cross
London
NW1 0NH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31
Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)
AHMEDANI, Mohammad Tahir→
Activesecretary · appointed 2008-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AZIZ, Omer, Dr→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2007-09-21
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Active
BOWEN, Justin→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-08-09 · resigned 2007-08-09
ELLISON, John Kevin→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-08-09 · resigned 2008-03-10
DERBIN, Jon Todd→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2011-03-11 · resigned 2011-07-04
GEORGE, David Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2009-11-01 · resigned 2011-07-04
MAINI, Tidu, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2007-09-21 · resigned 2007-11-28
PAGE, Jonathan Heeley→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2007-11-28 · resigned 2010-02-02
PAGE, Jonathan Heeley→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2006-08-09 · resigned 2007-09-21
STURROCK, Paul Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2009-01-09 · resigned 2011-03-15
WYATT, Mark Andrew, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2010-02-02 · resigned 2010-07-08
YANG, Guang Zhong→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2007-09-21 · resigned 2009-09-28
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Recent filings (99 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-31
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2022-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-08-13