CLINICAL DEFENCE LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC660277 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-01
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£32.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £32,777
Net assets shrinking
Down £20,454 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£33k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Assets
£37k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£11k£21k£32k£43k£53kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£32.8k£53.2k
Current assets£37.1k£43.7k
Net assets£32.8k£53.2k

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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-05-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-04-30
    ➖
    GRIMLEY, John resigned
    director
  6. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2020-05-08
    ➖
    MAGEE, Michael resigned
    secretary
  11. 2020-05-08
    ➕
    GRIMLEY, John appointed
    director
  12. 2020-05-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2020-05-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-05-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-05-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-05-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2020-05-01
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    Company incorporated
    As CLINICAL DEFENCE LTD
  18. 2020-05-01
    ➕
    MAGEE, Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2020-05-01
    ➕
    NEWLANDS, Mark appointed
    director
  20. 2020-05-01
    ➕
    MAGEE, Michael appointed
    secretary
  21. 2020-05-01
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mark Newlands
Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/05/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • John Grimleyceased 30/04/2024· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-05-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

4 Woodside Place
Charing Cross
Glasgow
G3 7QF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-14
Last: 2025-04-30

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MAGEE, Michael→
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NEWLANDS, Mark→
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAGEE, Michael→
secretary · appointed 2020-05-01 · resigned 2020-05-08
Resigned
GRIMLEY, John→
director · ~71y · appointed 2020-05-08 · resigned 2024-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-05-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-05-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-05-08