ADASTRA MEDICAL STAFF SOLUTIONS LIMITED

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SC315882 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-02
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£253.1k
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). 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 (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £253,077
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,382 YoY
Cash YoY
-3%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£122k
↓ 2.9% YoY
Net Worth
£253k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£122k
↓ 3.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£51k£102k£153k£204k£255kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£253.1k£255.5k
Current assets£122.5k£127.5k
Cash£122.5k£126.2k
Debtors—£1.3k
Net assets£253.1k£255.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-29
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-14
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-19
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  6. 2022-02-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-16
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  11. 2019-07-16
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  12. 2018-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-13
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-11-21
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-02-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2009-08-12
    ➖
    SAYERS, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  17. 2007-02-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADASTRA MEDICAL STAFF SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  18. 2007-02-02
    ➕
    MCADAM, Norena Winifred, Dr appointed
    director
  19. 2007-02-02
    ➕
    SAYERS, Andrew appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Norena Winifred Mcadam
Individual · British · DOB 09/1955 · age 71
75–100%
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
Incorporated2007-02-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Old Kennels Cottage
Pearsie
Kirriemuir
DD8 4RP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MCADAM, Norena Winifred, Dr→
director · ~71y · appointed 2007-02-02
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Active
SAYERS, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-02 · resigned 2009-08-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-19
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2022-02-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-03