BRYDEN MEDICAL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC323357 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-10
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 700 | 600 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
7
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
8
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14➕SMITH, Isabel Helen appointeddirector
- 2026-04-14➖SMITH, Martyn John resigneddirector
- 2026-04-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-04-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-01-10📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2024-12-10📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2024-09-18📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2024-08-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2007-05-10🏢Company incorporatedAs BRYDEN MEDICAL LIMITED
- 2007-05-10➕SMITH, Helen Stephens, Dr appointedsecretary
- 2007-05-10➕SMITH, Helen Stephens, Dr appointeddirector
- 2007-05-10➕SMITH, Martyn John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
29/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SMITH, Isabel Helen (same surname) appointed 2026-04-14. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Helen Stephens Smith Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/05/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-05-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities
Registered office
4th Floor Merchants House
7 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 1BA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-18
Last: 2026-04-04
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
SMITH, Helen Stephens, Dr→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-05-10
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SMITH, Helen Stephens, Dr→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2007-05-10
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SMITH, Isabel Helen→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2026-04-14
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SMITH, Martyn John→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2007-05-10 · resigned 2026-04-14
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Recent filings (57 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-04-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2025-01-10
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2024-12-10
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-09-18