BERNHARDT MEDICAL SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive
09424181 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-05
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£499
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: General medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -85% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £499
Net assets shrinking
Down £143 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 85% YoY
Cash YoY
-85%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£365
↓ 85% YoY
Net Worth
£499
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£904
↓ 62% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£475£949£1k£2k£2kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£499£642
Current assets£904£2.4k
Cash£365£2.4k
Debtors£539—
Net assets£499£642

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-19
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2023-08-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-08-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-08-01
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    KRIEG, Thomas, Prof. appointed
    director
  7. 2023-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-28
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-02-05
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    Company incorporated
    As BERNHARDT MEDICAL SERVICES LTD
  18. 2015-02-05
    ➕
    WHEATER, Elizabeth Frances, Dr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Dr Elizabeth Frances Wheater
Individual · British · DOB 09/1985 · age 41
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-02-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86210 — General medical practice activities

Registered office

5 The Oak Building
Kingfisher Way
Cambridge
CB2 8DA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-22
Last: 2026-03-08

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

KRIEG, Thomas, Prof.→
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-08-01
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Active
WHEATER, Elizabeth Frances, Dr→
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-02-05
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Active

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-31