CONSETT MEDICAL LTD

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07984433 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-09
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£35.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). 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 (73/100).

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £35,088
Net assets shrinking
Down £9,708 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£35k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£36k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£19k£29k£38k£48kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£35.4k£45.1k
Current assets£35.6k£47.5k
Net assets£35.1k£44.8k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-11
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  3. 2023-12-15
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  4. 2023-01-20
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  5. 2023-01-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2022-12-20
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    FLYNN, Ernest James, Dr appointed
    director
  7. 2022-12-20
    ➖
    GORMAN, Linda resigned
    director
  8. 2022-12-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-12-20
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  10. 2022-12-08
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  11. 2021-12-23
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  12. 2020-12-22
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  13. 2019-12-07
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  14. 2018-10-16
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  15. 2017-12-06
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-09-16
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  17. 2016-03-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2014-07-21
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    GORMAN, Linda appointed
    director
  19. 2014-07-21
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    ONG, Gim Seong resigned
    director
  20. 2012-03-09
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    Company incorporated
    As CONSETT MEDICAL LTD
  21. 2012-03-09
    ➕
    ONG, Gim Seong appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Ernest James Flynn
Individual · Irish · DOB 03/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% shares20/12/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Linda Gormanceased 20/12/2022· 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
Incorporated2012-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Consett Medical Centre
Station Yard
Consett
Durham
DH8 5YA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

FLYNN, Ernest James, Dr→
director · ~73y · appointed 2022-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GORMAN, Linda→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-07-21 · resigned 2022-12-20
Resigned
ONG, Gim Seong→
director · ~53y · appointed 2012-03-09 · resigned 2014-07-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-01-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14