ANALYTIC IMAGING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC368006 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-04
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£2.75M
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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, 2 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 (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,753,884
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2.8m
Current Assets
£1.2m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-02 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.75M | — |
| Current assets | £1.20M | — |
| Net assets | £2.75M | — |
| Average employees | — | 0 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2009-11-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ANALYTIC IMAGING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2009-11-04➕BEGGS, Ian, Dr appointeddirector
- 2009-11-04➕BEGGS, Jean Duthie, Professor appointeddirector
- 2009-11-04➕BEGGS, Paul Nicholas, Dr appointeddirector
- 2009-11-04➕BEGGS, Simon Alasdair Stuart, Dr appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Paul Nicholas Beggs Individual · British · DOB 05/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Dr Simon Alasdair Stuart Beggs Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Dr Ian Beggs Individual · British · DOB 01/1949 · age 77 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated2009-11-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Registered office
13 Clinton Road
Edinburgh
EH9 2AW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
BEGGS, Ian, Dr→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2009-11-04
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BEGGS, Jean Duthie, Professor→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2009-11-04
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BEGGS, Paul Nicholas, Dr→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2009-11-04
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BEGGS, Simon Alasdair Stuart, Dr→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2009-11-04
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Recent filings (50 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-12-10