MEDICARE CLINICS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC565309 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-08
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 May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
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
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-01-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-05-01
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2017-05-08
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    Company incorporated
    As MEDICARE CLINICS LIMITED
  11. 2017-05-08
    SABOOR, Tariq, Dr appointed
    director
  12. 2017-05-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-25

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Tariq Saboor
Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63
sig. influencesignificant influence08/05/2017

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
Incorporated2017-05-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities

Registered office

Darnallan House
Blairforkie Drive, Bridge Of Allan
Stirling
FK9 4PE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-25OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-11

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SABOOR, Tariq, Dr
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-05-08
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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-01-09