THE PRIVATE SURGEON LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC432392 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-11

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

—

year to Sept 2024

Net worth

£11.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Hospital activities

Sector: Human health & social work

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

86220Specialist medical practice activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

32 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £11,677

Cash YoY

+30%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£10k

↑ 30% YoY

Net Worth

£12k

↑ 117% YoY

Current Assets

£58k

↑ 76% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Total assets	£23.0k	£22.7k
Current assets	£58.0k	£32.9k
Cash	£9.8k	£7.5k
Net assets	£11.7k	£5.4k

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2025-06-19
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2024-06-27
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2023-01-18
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accounts · AA
2022-06-30
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accounts · AA
2021-06-30
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accounts · AA
2020-06-30
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accounts · AA
2019-06-23
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accounts · AA
2018-06-29
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accounts · AA
2017-06-30
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accounts · AA
2016-09-29
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address · AD01
2016-09-29
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officers · CH01
2016-09-29
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officers · CH03
2016-06-28
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accounts · AA
2015-12-09
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2015-12-08
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gazette · GAZ1
2012-09-11
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Company incorporated
As THE PRIVATE SURGEON LTD
2012-09-11
➕
BRUCE, Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2012-09-11
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BRUCE, Duff Morrison, Professor appointed
director
2012-09-11
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BRUCE, Elizabeth appointed
director

Owner dependency

74/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Elizabeth Bruce Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	11/09/2016
Mrs Anne Murray Individual · British · DOB 01/1943 · age 83	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	11/09/2016

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

Incorporated2012-09-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC86101 — Hospital activities

Registered office

Easter Coltfield Steading

Alves

Elgin

IV30 8XA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-20

Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BRUCE, Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2012-09-11

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BRUCE, Duff Morrison, Professor→

director · ~63y · appointed 2012-09-11

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BRUCE, Elizabeth→

director · ~57y · appointed 2012-09-11

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