ALPHAMED SCOTLAND LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC688804 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-10
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£256.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £256,148

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£256k
↑ 56% YoY
Current Assets
£239k
↑ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£51k£102k£154k£205k£256kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£277.7k£185.7k
Current assets£239.1k£165.9k
Net assets£256.1k£164.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2025-04-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-04-14
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  5. 2025-02-28
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  6. 2025-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-06-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-05-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-05-04
    LYON, Richard Mark, Dr resigned
    director
  13. 2021-02-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPHAMED SCOTLAND LIMITED
  14. 2021-02-10
    RICHARDSON, Sarah Elizabeth, Dr appointed
    director
  15. 2021-02-10
    LYON, Richard Mark, Dr appointed
    director
  16. 2021-02-10
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Lionheart (Europe) Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Lionheart (Europe) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
ALPHAMED SCOTLAND LIMITED
This company · SC688804

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Lionheart (Europe) Ltd
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/01/2025
Dr Sarah Elizabeth Richardson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1988 · age 38
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/02/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Dr Richard Mark Lyonceased 01/04/2021· 25-50% shares

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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-02-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities

Registered office

17-21 East Mayfield
Edinburgh
EH9 1SE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-15
Last: 2025-05-01

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

RICHARDSON, Sarah Elizabeth, Dr
director · ~38y · appointed 2021-02-10
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Active
LYON, Richard Mark, Dr
director · ~45y · appointed 2021-02-10 · resigned 2021-05-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-04-14
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-06-11