CODE DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED

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16559928 · ltd · incorporated 2025-07-03
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 0.5y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Newest facility, 0.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 2 mortgage
  • 2 officers
  • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-08
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-04-08
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Tc Loans Limited
  3. 2026-01-12
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  4. 2026-01-12
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2026-01-05
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2026-01-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2026-01-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-12-23
    HILL, James Robert appointed
    director
  9. 2025-12-23
    VELLA, Karl Brian resigned
    director
  10. 2025-12-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ama Capital LLP
  11. 2025-07-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CODE DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED
  12. 2025-07-03
    HOLDING, Marc Lawrence appointed
    director
  13. 2025-07-03
    VELLA, Karl Brian appointed
    director
  14. 2025-07-03
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2025-07-03
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 0.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Karl Vella Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Karl Vella Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
CODE DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED
This company · 16559928

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Karl Vella Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/07/2025

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
Incorporated2025-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Karl Vella Group Gillibrands Road
Gilibrands
Skelmersdale
Lancashire
WN8 9TA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last:

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HILL, James Robert
director · ~48y · appointed 2025-12-23
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Active
HOLDING, Marc Lawrence
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-07-03
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Active
VELLA, Karl Brian
director · ~67y · appointed 2025-07-03 · resigned 2025-12-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Tc Loans
Tc Loans Limited
A registered charge08/04/2026
outstanding
Ama Capital
Ama Capital LLP
A registered charge2 properties23/12/2025
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Recent filings (8 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-08
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-01-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-01-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-02
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-07-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-07-03