YOUNG DIAGNOSTICS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC674115 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-14
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees200200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-03-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-03-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-02-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-01-06
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  11. 2023-01-06
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2022-09-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2022-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-20
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  15. 2021-12-17
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2020-10-06
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  17. 2020-09-14
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    Company incorporated
    As YOUNG DIAGNOSTICS LTD
  18. 2020-09-14
    ➕
    YOUNG, Neil James appointed
    director
  19. 2020-09-14
    ➕
    YOUNG, Rachel Mary appointed
    director
  20. 2020-09-14
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "YOUNG" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • 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
Mr Neil James Young
Individual · British · DOB 07/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting14/09/2020

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
Incorporated2020-09-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities

Registered office

Inverey
11 West Park Road
Cupar
Fife
KY15 5DJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-27
Last: 2025-09-13

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

YOUNG, Neil James→
director · ~42y · appointed 2020-09-14
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Active
YOUNG, Rachel Mary→
director · ~42y · appointed 2020-09-14
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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-01-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06