PERMEDX LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC363403 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-03
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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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 employees00

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
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
    ➕
    CLARK, Helen Constance appointed
    secretary
  2. 2026-04-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-04-28
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  4. 2026-04-20
    ➖
    CLARK, James Scott, Dr resigned
    director
  5. 2025-11-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-10-31
    ➕
    CLARK, Helen Constance appointed
    director
  7. 2025-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-07-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2025-05-21
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  10. 2025-05-15
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2025-05-01
    ➕
    CLARK, James Scott appointed
    secretary
  12. 2025-05-01
    ➖
    BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  13. 2024-09-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-02-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2022-01-26
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  18. 2021-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-08-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2020-08-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2020-08-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2020-08-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  24. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2009-08-14
    ➕
    CLARK, James Scott, Dr appointed
    director
  26. 2009-08-14
    ➖
    VOGE, Julian Cecil Arthur resigned
    director
  27. 2009-08-14
    ➖
    ATHOLL INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  28. 2009-08-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PERMEDX LIMITED
  29. 2009-08-03
    ➕
    BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2009-08-03
    ➕
    VOGE, Julian Cecil Arthur appointed
    director
  31. 2009-08-03
    ➕
    ATHOLL INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
James Scott Clark
Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-08-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Megan Clark 0/1
23 Napier Drive
Glasgow
G51 2LP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

CLARK, Helen Constance→
secretary · appointed 2026-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARK, James Scott→
secretary · appointed 2025-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARK, Helen Constance→
director · ~51y · appointed 2025-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-08-03 · resigned 2025-05-01
Resigned
CLARK, James Scott, Dr→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-08-14 · resigned 2026-04-20
Resigned
VOGE, Julian Cecil Arthur→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-08-03 · resigned 2009-08-14
Resigned
ATHOLL INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2009-08-03 · resigned 2009-08-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-28
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-04-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-15
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-05-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-21