ARK MEDICAL LTD

⚰️Wound downliquidation

NI635363 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-11

Investment thesis

Company liquidation — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£94.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

45/100

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What this business does

Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed healthcare with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 45/100 (watch), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company in liquidation. Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

30 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

45/100Watch

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £94,613

Net assets shrinking

Down £26,766 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£95k

↓ 22% YoY

Current Assets

£98k

↓ 37% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£97.4k	£123.5k
Current assets	£97.5k	£154.4k
Net assets	£94.6k	£121.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 insolvency
• 1 resolution
• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 insolvency
• 1 resolution
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-04-17
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liquidation-declaration-of-solvency-northern-ireland
insolvency · 4.71(NI)
2026-04-09
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-09
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liquidation-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · VL1
2026-04-09
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-04-01
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2019-03-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-03-25
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-07-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-06-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-06-08
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2018-01-01
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PATTERSON, Neil, Dr appointed
director
2015-12-11
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Company incorporated
As ARK MEDICAL LTD
2015-12-11
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PATTERSON, Leanne appointed
secretary
2015-12-11
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PATTERSON, Leanne appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

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.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

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

2 high ·

Company in liquidation

high

Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.

2 insolvency-related filings on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2026-04-17: liquidation-declaration-of-solvency-northern-ireland; 2026-04-09: liquidation-appointment-of-liquidator

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Leanne Patterson Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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BELFAST CENTRAL MISSION→ NI055693 · est 2005 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	20y	83	80y
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Company details

Statusliquidation

Typeltd

Incorporated2015-12-11

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities

Registered office

6th Floor, East Tower Lanyon Towers

8 Lanyon Place

Belfast

BT13LP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-24

Last: 2025-12-10

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

PATTERSON, Leanne→

secretary · appointed 2015-12-11

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PATTERSON, Leanne→

director · ~51y · appointed 2015-12-11

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PATTERSON, Neil, Dr→

director · ~54y · appointed 2018-01-01

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Recent filings (30 total)

liquidation-declaration-of-solvency-northern-ireland

insolvency · 4.71(NI)

2026-04-17

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2026-04-09

liquidation-appointment-of-liquidator

insolvency · VL1

2026-04-09

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-04-09