ST ANDREWS MEDICAL INNOVATIONS LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC705314 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-29
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
29 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 2 other
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 2 other
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
    DONNELLY, Peter Duncan, Dr resigned
    director
  2. 2026-04-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-04-27
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  5. 2026-04-27
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  6. 2026-04-27
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  7. 2025-11-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-11-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-11-03
    WILLIAMSON, Deborah Anne appointed
    director
  10. 2025-11-03
    CROSSMAN, David Christopher, Professor resigned
    director
  11. 2025-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  12. 2025-03-13
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  13. 2025-03-13
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  14. 2025-03-13
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  15. 2024-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  16. 2024-04-26
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  17. 2024-04-26
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  18. 2024-04-26
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  19. 2023-05-04
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    change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH02
  20. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  21. 2023-04-28
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  22. 2023-04-28
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  23. 2023-04-19
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  24. 2023-03-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  25. 2022-12-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2022-12-01
    CROSSMAN, David Christopher, Professor appointed
    director
  27. 2021-08-03
    WATSON, Derek Alexander appointed
    director
  28. 2021-07-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ST ANDREWS MEDICAL INNOVATIONS LIMITED
  29. 2021-07-29
    ST ANDREWS INNOVATION LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  30. 2021-07-29
    DONNELLY, Peter Duncan, Dr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

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

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CROSSMAN, David Christopher, Professor resigned 2025-11-03; DONNELLY, Peter Duncan, Dr resigned 2026-04-30

Group structure

St Andrews Innovation Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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St Andrews Innovation Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ST ANDREWS MEDICAL INNOVATIONS LIMITED
This company · SC705314

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
St Andrews Innovation Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/07/2021

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
Incorporated2021-07-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

Walter Bower House Main Street
Guardbridge
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 0US
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

WATSON, Derek Alexander
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-08-03
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Active
WILLIAMSON, Deborah Anne
director · ~50y · appointed 2025-11-03
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Active
ST ANDREWS INNOVATION LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2021-07-29
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Active
CROSSMAN, David Christopher, Professor
director · ~69y · appointed 2022-12-01 · resigned 2025-11-03
Resigned
DONNELLY, Peter Duncan, Dr
director · ~63y · appointed 2021-07-29 · resigned 2026-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-04-27
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-04-27
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-04-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-03-13
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-03-13
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-04-26