AUTONOMOUS MEDICAL EXPERTS LTD

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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.
🔒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
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 £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
Metric2023-12-31
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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-21
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  2. 2025-10-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-10-20
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  5. 2025-09-16
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  6. 2025-08-19
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  7. 2025-07-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2025-05-16
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    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  9. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-01-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-12-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-11-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-01-22
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2020-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-11-23
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    Company incorporated
    As AUTONOMOUS MEDICAL EXPERTS LTD
  20. 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 9 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Whyte
Individual · British · DOB 08/1951 · age 75
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/11/2016

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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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