CARDIO-LOGICAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06860698 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-27
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£171.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
53 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £171,013
Cash YoY
-6%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£198k
↓ 5.8% YoY
Net Worth
£171k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£212k
↓ 3.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£44k£88k£132k£176k£220kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£171.0k£145.0k
Current assets£212.3k£219.5k
Cash£198.0k£210.3k
Debtors£14.3k£9.3k
Net assets£171.0k£145.0k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-18
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-11
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    COCKBURN, Andrew, Dr resigned
    director
  7. 2022-01-11
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    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-12-30
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  9. 2020-12-29
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  10. 2020-12-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-12-09
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    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-12-08
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-12-02
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    COCKBURN, Emma Louise appointed
    director
  14. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-17
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  16. 2017-11-28
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  17. 2017-09-28
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    capital · SH01
  18. 2009-05-14
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    HART, Sharon resigned
    nominee-secretary
  19. 2009-05-14
    ➖
    COOK, Michael George resigned
    director
  20. 2009-05-13
    ➕
    COCKBURN, James Andrew, Dr appointed
    director
  21. 2009-05-13
    ➕
    COCKBURN, Andrew, Dr appointed
    director
  22. 2009-03-27
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    Company incorporated
    As CARDIO-LOGICAL LIMITED
  23. 2009-03-27
    ➕
    HART, Sharon appointed
    nominee-secretary
  24. 2009-03-27
    ➕
    COOK, Michael George appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr James Andrew Cockburn
Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control23/03/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Cockburnceased 13/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2009-03-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Elms The Green
Rottingdean
Brighton
BN2 7HA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-06
Last: 2026-03-23

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

COCKBURN, Emma Louise→
director · ~50y · appointed 2020-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COCKBURN, James Andrew, Dr→
director · ~50y · appointed 2009-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HART, Sharon→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2009-03-27 · resigned 2009-05-14
Resigned
COCKBURN, Andrew, Dr→
director · ~81y · appointed 2009-05-13 · resigned 2022-01-11
Resigned
COOK, Michael George→
director · ~74y · appointed 2009-03-27 · resigned 2009-05-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-12-09