MICROPLATE DX LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC706330 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-10
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
£682.0k
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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 declaredLoss-making
Loss before tax £728,083
Strong revenue growth
Turnover up 241% YoY
Turnover YoY
+241%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £682.0k | £200.0k |
| Gross profit | £682.0k | £200.0k |
| Profit before tax | £-728.1k | £-1.50M |
| Average employees | 800 | 800 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 capital
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 1 officers
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-18➕RASCHE, Michael appointeddirector
- 2026-04-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-02-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-01-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-09-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-17📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-07-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-07-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-02-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-09📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2023-07-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-07-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-06-22📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2023-06-22📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2023-05-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-05-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-04-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-04-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-03-29➕MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-03-07➕PORTER, Andrew Justin Radcliffe, Professor appointeddirector
- 2022-03-07➖CORRIGAN, Damion Kevin, Dr resigneddirector
- 2022-03-07➖HOSKISSON, Paul Alan, Professor resigneddirector
- 2021-08-10🏢Company incorporatedAs MICROPLATE DX LIMITED
- 2021-08-10➕HANNAH, Stuart Matthew, Dr appointeddirector
- 2021-08-10➕MALIK, Poonam, Dr appointeddirector
- 2021-08-10➕CORRIGAN, Damion Kevin, Dr appointeddirector
- 2021-08-10➕HOSKISSON, Paul Alan, Professor appointeddirector
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Stuart Matthew Hannah Individual · British · DOB 06/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 10/08/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-08-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Suite 534 Royal College Building
204 George Street
Glasgow
G1 1XW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-23
Last: 2025-08-09
Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)
MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2023-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HANNAH, Stuart Matthew, Dr→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2021-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MALIK, Poonam, Dr→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2021-08-10
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PORTER, Andrew Justin Radcliffe, Professor→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2022-03-07
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RASCHE, Michael→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2026-04-18
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CORRIGAN, Damion Kevin, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2021-08-10 · resigned 2022-03-07
HOSKISSON, Paul Alan, Professor→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2021-08-10 · resigned 2022-03-07
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Recent filings (42 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-02-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-07-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-07-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30