ST GILES ORTHOPAEDICS LTD.
💤Zombieactive
SC371187 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-14
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£996.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: General medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (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 (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, 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 (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £996,528
Cash YoY
+22%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£708k
↑ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£997k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £996.5k | £869.9k |
| Current assets | £1.07M | £947.6k |
| Cash | £707.9k | £578.7k |
| Debtors | £365.3k | £368.9k |
| Net assets | £996.5k | £869.9k |
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
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-29📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-04-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-03📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2010-01-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ST GILES ORTHOPAEDICS LTD.
- 2010-01-14➕WADE, Alison, Dr appointedsecretary
- 2010-01-14➕WADE, Frazer Alan, Dr appointeddirector
- 2010-01-14➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-01-14➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-01-14➕MABBOTT, Stephen George appointeddirector
- 2010-01-14➖MABBOTT, Stephen George resigneddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Frazer Alan Wade Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Dr Alison Wade Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THEA COLLECTIVE WORKS CIC→ SC873582 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THERA (SCOTLAND)→ SC322014 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| THERAPETHICAL COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY→ SC677560 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| THISTLE NURSING SERVICES LTD→ SC492121 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| THOMSON DENTAL CARE LIMITED→ SC688881 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| THOMSON HOMECARE AND SUPPORT LTD→ SC839394 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| THRIVE CHILDCARE AND EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED→ SC304774 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| THRIVE CHILDCARE AND EDUCATION LIMITED→ SC192599 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| THRIVING SCOTLAND CIC→ SC778268 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| TIRO INT LTD→ SC832327 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| TIVA SERVICES LIMITED→ SC621320 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| TIWONA LIMITED→ SC868220 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-01-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86210 — General medical practice activities
Registered office
15 Manor Place
Edinburgh
EH3 7DH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
WADE, Frazer Alan, Dr→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2010-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2010-01-14 · resigned 2010-01-14
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2010-01-14 · resigned 2010-01-14
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Recent filings (45 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-04-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-03
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-29