PAION HOLDINGS UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC166791 · ltd · incorporated 1996-07-03

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 27.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2023

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 27.1y

75/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 27.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.
· Not currently profitable — coverage conversation is a harder sell.

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

43 officers (3 active, 43 linked, 35 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

346 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Loss-making

Loss before tax £52,781,752

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2023-12-31
Operating profit	£-2.8k
Profit before tax	£-52.78M
Average employees	400

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

5 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (108 events)Click to expand

2026-01-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
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BURNESS PAULL LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2025-07-15
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2025-07-15
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-04
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-04
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-07-04
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-05
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-06-05
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-04-18
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-04-17
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
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BUR, Tilmann Heinrich Johannes appointed
director
2024-02-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-28
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-12-14
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-12-11
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-12-11
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-12-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-26
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WERNER, Michael Sebastian resigned
director
2023-10-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-30
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SIEBERT, Gregor resigned
director
2023-09-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-05
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MIDDLETON, Richard John, Dr appointed
director
2023-04-19
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SOROOSHIAN, Shahpoor, Dr resigned
director
2023-01-30
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SOROOSHIAN, Shahpoor, Dr appointed
director
2022-12-20
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SIEBERT, Gregor appointed
director
2022-11-30
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PHILLIPS, James Neil, Dr resigned
director
2022-08-31
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OMARI, Abdelghani resigned
director
2022-06-01
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WERNER, Michael Sebastian appointed
director
2020-12-31
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BECK, Jurgen Klaus, Dr. resigned
director
2019-11-06
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PHILLIPS, James Neil, Dr appointed
director
2018-03-16
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D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2018-02-01
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KOPS, Oliver, Dr resigned
director
2018-01-25
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BECK, Jurgen Klaus, Dr. appointed
director
2015-10-31
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SOHNGEN, Mariola, Dr resigned
director
2015-10-21
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KOPS, Oliver, Dr appointed
director
2012-03-30
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HOFER, Bernhard resigned
director
2012-02-07
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OMARI, Abdelghani appointed
director
2011-04-30
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KILPATRICK, Gavin John, Dr resigned
director
2008-06-23
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OSBORNE, Antony Eric resigned
secretary
2008-06-23
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D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-06-23
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CLARK, Neil Robert resigned
director
2008-06-23
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GOODMAN, Alan Gilbert resigned
director
2008-06-23
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HOFER, Bernhard appointed
director
2008-06-23
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IRWIN, Thomas Ronald resigned
director
2008-06-23
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JOHNSON, Peter, Dr resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 108 events

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean

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

🔒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

Incorporated1996-07-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

50 Lothian Road

Festival Square

Edinburgh

EH3 9WJ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-02

Last: 2025-06-18

Officers (3 active · 40 resigned)

BURNESS PAULL LLP→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2025-07-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BUR, Tilmann Heinrich Johannes→

director · ~62y · appointed 2024-02-22

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Active

MIDDLETON, Richard John, Dr→

director · ~56y · appointed 2023-09-05

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Active

CLARK, Neil Robert→

secretary · appointed 1999-12-13 · resigned 2004-02-11

Resigned

DALLAS, Annabel Dawson→

secretary · appointed 1996-12-30 · resigned 1999-09-13

Resigned

OSBORNE, Antony Eric→

secretary · appointed 2004-02-11 · resigned 2008-06-23

Resigned

D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-06-23 · resigned 2018-03-16

Resigned

MD SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-07-03 · resigned 1996-12-30

Resigned

BECK, Jurgen Klaus, Dr.→

director · ~69y · appointed 2018-01-25 · resigned 2020-12-31

Resigned

BRIMBLECOMBE, Roger William, Dr→

director · ~97y · appointed 1997-01-23 · resigned 1999-12-13

Resigned

BUCKLE, John William, Dr→

director · ~76y · appointed 2001-10-18 · resigned 2003-06-30

Resigned

CAPALDI, Michael John→

director · ~68y · appointed 1997-06-02 · resigned 1998-09-25

Resigned

CLARK, Neil Robert→

director · ~64y · appointed 2000-07-01 · resigned 2008-06-23

Resigned

COLLETT, Martyn Robert Glen→

director · ~68y · appointed 1999-12-13 · resigned 2001-10-08

Resigned

GOODMAN, Alan Gilbert→

director · ~75y · appointed 1999-12-13 · resigned 2008-06-23

Resigned

HOFER, Bernhard→

director · ~65y · appointed 2008-06-23 · resigned 2012-03-30

Resigned

IRWIN, Thomas Ronald→

director · ~91y · appointed 1997-01-23 · resigned 2008-06-23

Resigned

JOHNSON, Peter, Dr→

director · ~90y · appointed 2003-10-16 · resigned 2008-06-23

Resigned

KILPATRICK, Gavin John, Dr→

director · ~67y · appointed 2008-06-23 · resigned 2011-04-30

Resigned

KIRK, David Francis→

director · ~73y · appointed 1999-12-13 · resigned 2000-07-15

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Floating charge	1 property	30/03/1999	29/04/2008

Recent filings (346 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2026-01-08

appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP04

2025-07-15

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-07-15

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-03

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-07-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-03-31

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2025-03-05

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2025-03-04

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement

persons-with-significant-control · PSC08

2024-07-04

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-07-04

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-28

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2024-06-05

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2024-06-05

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2024-04-18

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-04-17