BAINSFORD FOOT CLINIC LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC295961 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-24
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 10.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£25.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.7y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £25,585
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,709 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£26k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£41
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £174.8k | £179.2k |
| Current assets | £41 | £36 |
| Net assets | £25.6k | £30.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-10📄mortgage-create-with-deedmortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-05🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-22📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2022-03-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-03-08🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2021-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-12📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2018-03-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-02-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2017-10-01➕FITZPATRICK, Emily appointedsecretary
- 2017-10-01➕FITZPATRICK, Barry appointeddirector
- 2017-09-30➖SMITH, Andrew resignedsecretary
- 2017-09-30➖SMITH, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2017-07-30➖MCALEENAN, John resigneddirector
- 2017-07-07➖DOCHERTY, Patrick resigneddirector
- 2015-10-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-09-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2006-01-24🏢Company incorporatedAs BAINSFORD FOOT CLINIC LIMITED
- 2006-01-24➕FITZPATRICK, Emily appointeddirector
- 2006-01-24➕SMITH, Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2006-01-24➕DOCHERTY, Patrick appointeddirector
- 2006-01-24➕MCALEENAN, John appointeddirector
- 2006-01-24➕SMITH, Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Emily Fitzpatrick Individual · British · DOB 10/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 18/10/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Andy Smithceased 30/09/2017· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-01-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities
Registered office
6 Sneddon Avenue
Wishaw
ML2 8DX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-07
Last: 2026-01-24
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
FITZPATRICK, Emily→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-10-01
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FITZPATRICK, Barry→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2017-10-01
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FITZPATRICK, Emily→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2006-01-24
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SMITH, Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-01-24 · resigned 2017-09-30
DOCHERTY, Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2006-01-24 · resigned 2017-07-07
MCALEENAN, John→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2006-01-24 · resigned 2017-07-30
SMITH, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2006-01-24 · resigned 2017-09-30
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/03/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/03/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/10/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 03/09/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (72 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-10
mortgage-create-with-deed
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2022-03-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-31