SDM ORTHOPAEDICS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC741449 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-16
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-28📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2025-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-27➕HACKNEY, Rosemary Jane appointeddirector
- 2023-03-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-14📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-02-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-02-14📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-02-14📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-02-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-02-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-08-16🏢Company incorporatedAs SDM ORTHOPAEDICS LIMITED
- 2022-08-16➕MIDDLETON, Scott appointeddirector
- 2022-08-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Scott Middleton Individual · British · DOB 07/1986 · age 40 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 16/08/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-08-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities
Registered office
20 Barnton Street
Stirling
FK8 1NE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HACKNEY, Rosemary Jane→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2023-09-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MIDDLETON, Scott→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2022-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (17 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-02-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-02-14
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-02-14
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-02-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10