BEARSDEN CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC277021 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-06

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£537.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other human health activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (77/100)

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

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 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

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £537,291

Net assets shrinking

Down £9,059 YoY

Cash YoY

-9%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£393k

↓ 9.1% YoY

Net Worth

£537k

↓ 1.7% YoY

Current Assets

£399k

↓ 8.9% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£537.3k	£546.4k
Current assets	£399.1k	£437.9k
Cash	£393.1k	£432.5k
Debtors	£5.1k	£4.4k
Net assets	£537.3k	£546.4k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-04-24
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2022-06-17
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2021-05-03
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2014-08-22
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2009-05-28
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BRIDGE, Sarah resigned
secretary
2006-12-08
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GRAHAM SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2006-11-15
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BRIDGE, Sarah appointed
secretary
2004-12-06
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Company incorporated
As BEARSDEN CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC LIMITED
2004-12-06
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STOPA, Mette, Ndr appointed
director
2004-12-06
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-12-06
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-12-06
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GRAHAM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-12-06
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
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2004-12-06
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
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Owner dependency

93/100

Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ndr Mette Stopa Individual · Danish · DOB 03/1967 · age 59	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/12/2016

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

Incorporated2004-12-06

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

152 Drymen Road

Bearsden

Glasgow

East Dumbartonshire

G61 3RE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-20

Last: 2025-12-06

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

STOPA, Mette, Ndr→

director · ~59y · appointed 2004-12-06

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Active

BRIDGE, Sarah→

secretary · appointed 2006-11-15 · resigned 2009-05-28

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-12-06 · resigned 2004-12-06

Resigned

GRAHAM SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-12-06 · resigned 2006-12-08

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-12-06 · resigned 2004-12-06

Resigned

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