DIABETES AIDE MONTROSE LTD
Opportunity 77/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £32.4k | £31.5k |
| Current assets | £38.6k | £36.4k |
| Net assets | £32.4k | £31.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-05-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-01➕DUNN, Lucy Margaret appointeddirector
- 2021-05-01➖SIMPSON, Margaret Dearie resigneddirector
- 2021-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-03-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-03-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-03-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-05-27🏢Company incorporatedAs DIABETES AIDE MONTROSE LTD
- 2016-05-27➕SIMPSON, Angela Agnes appointeddirector
- 2016-05-27➕SIMPSON, Margaret Dearie appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Lucy Margaret Dunn Individual · British · DOB 09/2001 · age 25 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/05/2021 |
Ms Angela Agnes Simpson Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 27/05/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Margaret Dearie Simpsonceased 01/05/2021· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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