MEDICAL ULTRASOUND LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC303413 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-06
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-06-23
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    change-person-director-company
    officers · CH01
  12. 2016-06-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2016-06-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2016-06-23
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-07-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2006-06-06
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    Company incorporated
    As MEDICAL ULTRASOUND LIMITED
  18. 2006-06-06
    BHOPAL, Preeti appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-06-06
    BHOPAL, Ashwani, Dr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 20 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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

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

Group structure

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

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Ash Healthcare Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
MEDICAL ULTRASOUND LIMITED
This company · SC303413

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
Ash Healthcare Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-06-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

35 Dalmeny Avenue
Giffnock
Glasgow
G46 7QF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-16
Last: 2025-06-02

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BHOPAL, Preeti
secretary · appointed 2006-06-06
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BHOPAL, Ashwani, Dr
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-06-06
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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-03-04