THE EYE CLINIC (SCOTLAND) LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC572929 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-04
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£1.64M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: high (80/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,635,608
Cash YoY
+26%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£936k
↑ 26% YoY
Net Worth
£1.6m
↑ 29% YoY
Current Assets
£1.8m
↑ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.64M | £1.27M |
| Current assets | £1.78M | £1.35M |
| Cash | £936.0k | £740.8k |
| Debtors | £844.3k | £608.8k |
| Net assets | £1.64M | £1.27M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
15
filings
- • 5 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 confirmation-statement
- • 2 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-01-23📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2026-01-23📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-01-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-01-23📄legacymiscellaneous · RP01PSC01
- 2026-01-22📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-01-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-11-18📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-01➕CHEEMA, Abdur-Rahman Tariq appointedsecretary
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-04🏢Company incorporatedAs THE EYE CLINIC (SCOTLAND) LTD
- 2017-08-04➕SABOOR, Tariq, Dr appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 signalMultiple 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Rabeeyah Tariq Cheema Individual · British · DOB 07/1999 · age 27 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/02/2026 |
Ms Ayesha Tariq Cheema Individual · British · DOB 08/1998 · age 28 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/02/2026 |
Dr Tariq Saboor Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 04/08/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Abdur-Rahman Tariq Cheemaceased 01/02/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Ms Amenah Tariq Cheemaceased 01/02/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-08-04
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: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CHEEMA, Abdur-Rahman Tariq→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-10-01
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SABOOR, Tariq, Dr→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2017-08-04
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Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-23
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-01-23
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-01-23
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-01-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-23
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-01-23
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-01-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-05
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-11-18