AUTONOMOUS MEDICAL EXPERTS LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC551028 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-23

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2023

Net worth

£48.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 75). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

29 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

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 £47,985

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£57k

Net Worth

£48k

Current Assets

£63k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2023-12-31
Total assets	£48.0k
Current assets	£62.9k
Cash	£56.7k
Debtors	£6.2k
Net assets	£48.0k

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.

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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 (20 events)Click to expand

2025-10-21
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
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administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2025-09-16
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gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2025-08-19
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-07-01
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-16
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default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2024-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-22
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-11-23
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Company incorporated
As AUTONOMOUS MEDICAL EXPERTS LTD
2016-11-23
➕
WHYTE, John appointed
director

Owner dependency

95/100

Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
+No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr John Whyte Individual · British · DOB 08/1951 · age 75	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	23/11/2016

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

Incorporated2016-11-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Technology House

9 Newton Place

Glasgow

G3 7PR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-06

Last: 2025-11-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WHYTE, John→

director · ~75y · appointed 2016-11-23

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Active

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-02

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2025-10-21

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-10-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-10-20

administrative-restoration-company

restoration · RT01

2025-10-20

gazette-dissolved-compulsory

gazette · GAZ2

2025-09-16

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)

2025-08-19

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2025-07-01

default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied

address · RP05

2025-05-16

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-08-10

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-01-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-12-30