AUSDIAGNOSTICS UK LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08507496 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-29
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26600
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
51 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 · FRS 101Loss-making
Loss before tax £571,671
Slipped into loss
Moved from profit to loss this year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 101| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Profit before tax | £-571.7k | £749.4k |
| Average employees | 3 | 2800 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-27📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-25➕WOOLLEY, Frank Nicholas appointedsecretary
- 2025-02-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-26➕BEVIS, Simon James appointeddirector
- 2025-02-26➖GILROY, Scott Lindsey resigneddirector
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-05➖CALZAVARA, Marco Joseph resigneddirector
- 2024-02-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-09-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-09-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-09-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-31➕CALZAVARA, Marco Joseph appointeddirector
- 2022-08-31➖STANLEY, Keith Kendall resigneddirector
- 2022-03-03➕GILROY, Scott Lindsey appointeddirector
- 2021-05-24➖HALE, Richard Stephen resigneddirector
- 2013-09-04➖BEARE, Kevin Leslie resignedsecretary
- 2013-08-20➕HALE, Richard Stephen appointeddirector
- 2013-04-29🏢Company incorporatedAs AUSDIAGNOSTICS UK LIMITED
- 2013-04-29➕BEARE, Kevin Leslie appointedsecretary
- 2013-04-29➕STANLEY, Keith Kendall appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Dr. Ralf Dreher Individual · German · DOB 01/1953 · age 73 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 31/08/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Clinical Evidence Enterprises Pty. Ltd.ceased 31/08/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-04-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26600 — SIC 26600
Registered office
Maidstone Innovation Centre
Gidds Pond Way
Maidstone
Kent
ME14 5FY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
WOOLLEY, Frank Nicholas→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEVIS, Simon James→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2025-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEARE, Kevin Leslie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-04-29 · resigned 2013-09-04
CALZAVARA, Marco Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2022-08-31 · resigned 2024-02-05
GILROY, Scott Lindsey→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2022-03-03 · resigned 2025-02-26
HALE, Richard Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2013-08-20 · resigned 2021-05-24
STANLEY, Keith Kendall→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2013-04-29 · resigned 2022-08-31
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Recent filings (51 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-29