EDINBURGH ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALISTS 2014 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC500201 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-11
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£211.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (72/100)

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
17 officers (11 active, 17 linked, 16 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
55 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £211,128
Cash YoY
+62%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£177k
↑ 62% YoY
Net Worth
£211k
↑ 41% YoY
Current Assets
£458k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£92k£183k£275k£366k£458kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£211.1k£149.9k
Current assets£457.6k£375.4k
Cash£176.9k£109.5k
Debtors£280.8k£266.0k
Net assets£211.1k£149.9k

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
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filings
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-06-14
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2023-06-09
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  8. 2023-06-07
    COWIE, Jonathan, Dr appointed
    director
  9. 2023-06-06
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  10. 2023-06-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-06-06
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-06-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-05-30
    ANNAN, Iain Hunter resigned
    director
  14. 2023-05-30
    KEATING, John resigned
    director
  15. 2023-05-30
    MCBIRNIE, Julie Mary, Dr resigned
    director
  16. 2023-05-02
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2023-05-02
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  18. 2022-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-02-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2020-02-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2020-01-27
    MACPHERSON, Gavin John appointed
    director
  24. 2020-01-27
    BURNETT, Richard, Dr resigned
    director
  25. 2016-04-01
    MCKINLEY, John Charles appointed
    director
  26. 2016-04-01
    ROBINSON, Christopher Michael, Dr appointed
    director
  27. 2015-03-30
    REID, Jeffrey, Dr appointed
    director
  28. 2015-03-30
    SHALABY, Hisham appointed
    director
  29. 2015-03-30
    SIMPSON, Philip Michael Sinclair appointed
    director
  30. 2015-03-30
    ANNAN, Iain Hunter appointed
    director
  31. 2015-03-30
    BURNETT, Richard, Dr appointed
    director
  32. 2015-03-30
    KEATING, John appointed
    director
  33. 2015-03-30
    MCBIRNIE, Julie Mary, Dr appointed
    director
  34. 2015-03-20
    GASTON, Paul, Dr appointed
    director
  35. 2015-03-20
    LAWSON, Graham Mark appointed
    director
  36. 2015-03-20
    PATTON, James Terence appointed
    director
  37. 2015-03-20
    WADE, Frazer Alan, Dr appointed
    director
  38. 2015-03-20
    FLYNN, Austin resigned
    director
  39. 2015-03-20
    MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  40. 2015-03-11
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    Company incorporated
    As EDINBURGH ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALISTS 2014 LIMITED
  41. 2015-03-11
    FLYNN, Austin appointed
    director
  42. 2015-03-11
    MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
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.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-03-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities

Registered office

Level 5, 9 Haymarket Square
Edinburgh
EH3 8RY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (11 active · 6 resigned)

COWIE, Jonathan, Dr
director · ~48y · appointed 2023-06-07
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Active
GASTON, Paul, Dr
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-03-20
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Active
LAWSON, Graham Mark
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-03-20
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Active
MACPHERSON, Gavin John
director · ~45y · appointed 2020-01-27
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Active
MCKINLEY, John Charles
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-04-01
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Active
PATTON, James Terence
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-03-20
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Active
REID, Jeffrey, Dr
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-03-30
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Active
ROBINSON, Christopher Michael, Dr
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-04-01
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Active
SHALABY, Hisham
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-03-30
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Active
SIMPSON, Philip Michael Sinclair
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-03-30
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Active
WADE, Frazer Alan, Dr
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-03-20
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Active
ANNAN, Iain Hunter
director · ~76y · appointed 2015-03-30 · resigned 2023-05-30
Resigned
BURNETT, Richard, Dr
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-03-30 · resigned 2020-01-27
Resigned
FLYNN, Austin
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-03-11 · resigned 2015-03-20
Resigned
KEATING, John
director · ~67y · appointed 2015-03-30 · resigned 2023-05-30
Resigned
MCBIRNIE, Julie Mary, Dr
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-03-30 · resigned 2023-05-30
Resigned
MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2015-03-11 · resigned 2015-03-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-06-14
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-06-09
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-06-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-05-02