SPECTRATOX LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC328032 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-19
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: General medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
54 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
70
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees300300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2021-04-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2021-03-02
    ➕
    EADIE, Ewan David, Dr appointed
    director
  9. 2021-03-01
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    MOSELEY, Harry resigned
    director
  10. 2020-09-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2020-09-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2020-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-12-19
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    FERGUSON, James, Dr resigned
    director
  15. 2019-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-11-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2017-11-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2017-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-02-16
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    DAWE, Robert, Dr appointed
    director
  21. 2017-02-16
    ➕
    IBBOTSON, Sally Helen, Professor appointed
    director
  22. 2014-11-01
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    THORNTONS LAW LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2014-11-01
    ➖
    MURRAY DONALD LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2007-10-23
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    ANGUS, John resigned
    director
  25. 2007-10-18
    ➕
    FERGUSON, James, Dr appointed
    director
  26. 2007-10-18
    ➕
    MOSELEY, Harry appointed
    director
  27. 2007-07-19
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    Company incorporated
    As SPECTRATOX LIMITED
  28. 2007-07-19
    ➕
    MURRAY DONALD LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2007-07-19
    ➕
    ANGUS, John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Professor Sally Helen Ibbotson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64
——sig. influencesignificant influence19/12/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Dr James Fergusonceased 19/12/2019· significant influence

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
Incorporated2007-07-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86210 — General medical practice activities

Registered office

Kinburn Castle
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9DR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

THORNTONS LAW LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAWE, Robert, Dr→
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EADIE, Ewan David, Dr→
director · ~43y · appointed 2021-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
IBBOTSON, Sally Helen, Professor→
director · ~64y · appointed 2017-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURRAY DONALD LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-07-19 · resigned 2014-11-01
Resigned
ANGUS, John→
director · ~69y · appointed 2007-07-19 · resigned 2007-10-23
Resigned
FERGUSON, James, Dr→
director · ~74y · appointed 2007-10-18 · resigned 2019-12-19
Resigned
MOSELEY, Harry→
director · ~76y · appointed 2007-10-18 · resigned 2021-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-09-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-09-02