AUDIOLOGY SCREENING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07489130 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-11
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£278
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 £278
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,729 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£278
↓ 86% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£2k£4k£5k£6kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£278£2.0k
Current assets£5.1k£5.9k
Net assets£278£2.0k

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 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-04-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-10-20
    ➕
    CHANDLER, Andrew appointed
    director
  10. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-01-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2012-01-04
    ➖
    CHANDLER, Andrew Clement resigned
    director
  18. 2012-01-03
    ➕
    EDWARDS, Penelope appointed
    director
  19. 2011-03-23
    ➖
    EDWARDS, Penelope resigned
    director
  20. 2011-02-01
    ➕
    CHANDLER, Andrew Clement appointed
    director
  21. 2011-01-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUDIOLOGY SCREENING LIMITED
  22. 2011-01-11
    ➕
    EDWARDS, Penelope appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

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 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Penelope Edwards
Individual · South African · DOB 08/1974 · age 52
75–100%
—75-100% shares07/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-01-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

4 Hawthorne Terrace
Langley Park
Durham
DH7 9SH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last: 2026-01-11

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CHANDLER, Andrew→
director · ~55y · appointed 2022-10-20
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Active
EDWARDS, Penelope→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-01-03
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Active
CHANDLER, Andrew Clement→
director · ~55y · appointed 2011-02-01 · resigned 2012-01-04
Resigned
EDWARDS, Penelope→
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-01-11 · resigned 2011-03-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-11