BATTERSBY SURGICAL LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
13024022 · ltd · incorporated 2020-11-16
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£59.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £59,948
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£60k
↑ 165% YoY
Current Assets
£116k
↑ 72% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-05 | 2024-04-05 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £62.2k | £25.8k |
| Current assets | £116.0k | £67.5k |
| Net assets | £59.9k | £22.6k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-01-07📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-03-23📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-03-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-11-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-10-31📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-11-16🏢Company incorporatedAs BATTERSBY SURGICAL LTD
- 2020-11-16➕BATTERSBY, Laura Marion appointeddirector
- 2020-11-16➕BATTERSBY, Nicholas John appointeddirector
- 2020-11-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BATTERSBY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nicholas Battersby Individual · British · DOB 07/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 16/11/2020 |
Mrs Laura Battersby Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 16/11/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-11-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities
Registered office
2 Endeavour House Parkway Court
Longbridge Road
Plymouth
Devon
PL6 8LR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BATTERSBY, Laura Marion→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2020-11-16
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BATTERSBY, Nicholas John→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2020-11-16
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Recent filings (22 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-01-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-11-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-10-31