ARC MEDICAL DESIGN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06717387 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-07

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 32500

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

14 officers (1 active, 14 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

90 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand

2026-05-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-15
➕
SZWIEC, Joanna appointed
director
2026-05-15
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ZANGEMEISTER, Carl Constantin resigned
director
2026-04-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-11-09
➖
CAMP, Lee resigned
secretary
2023-11-06
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CAMP, Lee appointed
secretary
2023-11-06
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-04-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-10-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-30
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YALLOP, Carl Andrew resigned
director
2021-02-01
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-02-01
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-01-05
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-12-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-09
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-10-09
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-10-05
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-09-03
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-08-06
➖
AXON, Andrew resigned
secretary
2020-08-06
➖
AXON, Patrick Robert resigned
director
2020-08-06
➖
BATH, Christopher William resigned
director
2020-08-06
➖
JAVED, Tassadaq resigned
director
2020-08-06
➖
MARTIN, Peter resigned
director
2020-08-06
➖
PAY, Paul William resigned
director
2020-08-06
➕
YALLOP, Carl Andrew appointed
director
2020-08-06
➕
ZANGEMEISTER, Carl Constantin appointed
director
2015-03-31
➖
JAVED, Tassadaq resigned
secretary
2015-03-31
➖
AXON, Andrew Eliot resigned
director
2015-03-31
➖
AXON, Anthony resigned
director
2015-03-31
➖
AXON, Antonia Clare, Dr resigned
director
2015-03-31
➕
BATH, Christopher William appointed
director
2015-03-31
➕
MARTIN, Peter appointed
director
2015-03-31
➕
PAY, Paul William appointed
director
2015-03-28
➕
AXON, Andrew appointed
secretary
2008-10-07
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Company incorporated
As ARC MEDICAL DESIGN LIMITED
2008-10-07
➕
JAVED, Tassadaq appointed
secretary
2008-10-07
➕
AXON, Andrew Eliot appointed
director
2008-10-07
➕
AXON, Anthony appointed
director
2008-10-07
➕
AXON, Antonia Clare, Dr appointed
director
2008-10-07
➕
AXON, Patrick Robert appointed
director
2008-10-07
➕
JAVED, Tassadaq 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.)

Group structure

Keymed (Medical & Industrial Equipment) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️

Keymed (Medical & Industrial Equipment) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ARC MEDICAL DESIGN LIMITED

This company · 06717387

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Keymed (Medical & Industrial Equipment) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/08/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Peter Michael Steinceased 06/08/2020· 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

Typeltd

Incorporated2008-10-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC32500 — SIC 32500

Registered office

Keymed House

Stock Road

Southend-On-Sea

SS2 5QH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-22

Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (1 active · 13 resigned)

SZWIEC, Joanna→

director · ~44y · appointed 2026-05-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

AXON, Andrew→

secretary · appointed 2015-03-28 · resigned 2020-08-06

Resigned

CAMP, Lee→

secretary · appointed 2023-11-06 · resigned 2023-11-09

Resigned

JAVED, Tassadaq→

secretary · appointed 2008-10-07 · resigned 2015-03-31

Resigned

AXON, Andrew Eliot→

director · ~58y · appointed 2008-10-07 · resigned 2015-03-31

Resigned

AXON, Anthony→

director · ~85y · appointed 2008-10-07 · resigned 2015-03-31

Resigned

AXON, Antonia Clare, Dr→

director · ~45y · appointed 2008-10-07 · resigned 2015-03-31

Resigned

AXON, Patrick Robert→

director · ~59y · appointed 2008-10-07 · resigned 2020-08-06

Resigned

BATH, Christopher William→

director · ~52y · appointed 2015-03-31 · resigned 2020-08-06

Resigned

JAVED, Tassadaq→

director · ~57y · appointed 2008-10-07 · resigned 2020-08-06

Resigned

MARTIN, Peter→

director · ~70y · appointed 2015-03-31 · resigned 2020-08-06

Resigned

PAY, Paul William→

director · ~72y · appointed 2015-03-31 · resigned 2020-08-06

Resigned

YALLOP, Carl Andrew→

director · ~59y · appointed 2020-08-06 · resigned 2021-09-30

Resigned

ZANGEMEISTER, Carl Constantin→

director · ~55y · appointed 2020-08-06 · resigned 2026-05-15

Resigned

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Recent filings (90 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-05-28

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-05-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2026-04-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2025-08-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2024-01-09

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2023-11-21

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2023-11-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-04-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2022-03-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-10-19