OQ ANAESTHESIA LTD

🌱Startupactive
NI727709 · ltd · incorporated 2025-03-24
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
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
2 filings — limited history
30
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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (4 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As OQ ANAESTHESIA LTD
  2. 2025-03-24
    QUICK, Oliver, Dr appointed
    director
  3. 2025-03-24
    QUICK, Victoria appointed
    director
  4. 2025-03-24
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.2 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Oliver Quick
Individual · British · DOB 05/1988 · age 38
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control24/03/2025
Mrs Victoria Quick
Individual · Irish · DOB 01/1991 · age 35
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control24/03/2025

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
Incorporated2025-03-24
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities

Registered office

6 Bayview Terrace
Derry
BT48 7EE
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-06
Last: 2026-03-23

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

QUICK, Oliver, Dr
director · ~38y · appointed 2025-03-24
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QUICK, Victoria
director · ~35y · appointed 2025-03-24
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Recent filings (2 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-03-24