FLEXWAVE MEDICAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC324271 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-23
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£344.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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: 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
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
73 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £344,026

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£344k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1.0m
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£207k£414k£620k£827k£1.0mDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£344.0k£344.0k
Current assets£1.03M£1.03M
Net assets£344.0k£344.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-02-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-04-24
    ➖
    ACKS, Michael David resigned
    director
  18. 2014-04-24
    ➖
    PRIDDY, Robert resigned
    director
  19. 2007-06-26
    ➕
    MCINTYRE, Stuart appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-06-26
    ➕
    MCINTYRE, Stuart appointed
    director
  21. 2007-06-26
    ➖
    MACDONALDS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2007-06-26
    ➕
    ACKS, Michael David appointed
    director
  23. 2007-06-26
    ➕
    PRIDDY, Robert appointed
    director
  24. 2007-06-26
    ➖
    WHITE, Joyce Helen resigned
    nominee-director
  25. 2007-05-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FLEXWAVE MEDICAL LIMITED
  26. 2007-05-23
    ➕
    MACDONALDS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2007-05-23
    ➕
    WHITE, Joyce Helen appointed
    nominee-director

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 60. Early succession window.
  • 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
Mr Stuart Mcintyre
Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60
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
Incorporated2007-05-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Registered office

19c Crosbie Road
Troon
KA10 6HE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-18
Last: 2026-04-04

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MCINTYRE, Stuart→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-26
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Active
MCINTYRE, Stuart→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-06-26
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Active
MACDONALDS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-05-23 · resigned 2007-06-26
Resigned
ACKS, Michael David→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-06-26 · resigned 2014-04-24
Resigned
PRIDDY, Robert→
director · ~80y · appointed 2007-06-26 · resigned 2014-04-24
Resigned
WHITE, Joyce Helen→
nominee-director · ~67y · appointed 2007-05-23 · resigned 2007-06-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-26