AXON PAIN CLINICS LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC782268 · ltd · incorporated 2023-09-12
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
year to Mar 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-03-31

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
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-10-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-10-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-10-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-03-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2024-02-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2024-02-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-02-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-09-12
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    Company incorporated
    As AXON PAIN CLINICS LIMITED
  11. 2023-09-12
    LITTLE, Richard appointed
    director
  12. 2023-09-12
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Group structure

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

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Exsurgo Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
AXON PAIN CLINICS LIMITED
This company · SC782268

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
Exsurgo Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares29/02/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Richard Littleceased 29/02/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2023-09-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities

Registered office

C/O Aab Business & Tax Advisory Llp
133 Finnieston Street
Glasgow
G3 8HB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LITTLE, Richard
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-09-12
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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-21
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-02-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-09-12