ADWICK AVIATION MEDICAL EXAMINER LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09671798 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-06
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: General medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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 (76/100)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, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 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.
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-13📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-01-13📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-01-13📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-01-13📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-01-12📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-09-21📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-09-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ADWICK AVIATION MEDICAL EXAMINER LIMITED
- 2015-07-06➕SHEIKH, Mushkoor, Dr appointedsecretary
- 2015-07-06➕SHEIKH, Mushkoor Ellahie, Dr appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Helen Sheikh Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/07/2016 |
Christopher Lowdon Individual · British · DOB 05/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/07/2016 |
Mrs Fay Mitchell Individual · British · DOB 12/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/07/2016 |
Dr Mushkoor Ellahie Sheikh Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-07-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86210 — General medical practice activities
Registered office
1st Floor 31-33 Hoghton Street
Southport
Merseyside
PR9 0NS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SHEIKH, Mushkoor, Dr→
Activesecretary · appointed 2015-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHEIKH, Mushkoor Ellahie, Dr→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2015-07-06
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Recent filings (37 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2022-01-13
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-01-13
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-01-13
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-01-13
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-01-12