HEAD RESOURCING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC208200 · ltd · incorporated 2000-06-16

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 24.4y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 24.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

20 officers (5 active, 20 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

163 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (61 events)Click to expand

2026-04-22
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officers · AP01
2026-04-21
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BURNETT, Brian appointed
director
2026-01-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
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mortgage · MR01
2024-12-30
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Skipton Business Finance Limited
2024-12-27
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ATKINSON, Moira Jean resigned
secretary
2024-12-27
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-12-18
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-12-18
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Charge satisfied #2
2024-09-19
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accounts · AA
2023-10-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
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capital · SH03
2023-09-07
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capital · SH06
2023-08-17
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-01-06
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-01-06
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-09-09
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mortgage · MR04
2022-09-09
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Charge satisfied #1
2022-08-17
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-08-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-17
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-08-11
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ATKINSON, Moira Jean appointed
secretary
2022-08-11
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LYLE, Callum William Donald resigned
secretary
2022-08-11
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LYLE, Callum William Donald resigned
director
2022-06-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-10-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-06-17
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capital · SH01
2020-11-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-02-20
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ATKINSON, Moira Jean resigned
secretary
2020-02-20
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LYLE, Callum William Donald appointed
secretary
2017-08-10
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PAYNE, Anna resigned
director
2015-09-15
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ATKINSON, Moira Jean appointed
secretary
2015-09-15
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LYLE, Callum William Donald resigned
secretary
2014-02-14
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EWART, Martin Alexander appointed
director
2014-02-14
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MARTIN, Huw David appointed
director
2014-02-14
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MURRAY, Lee appointed
director
2014-02-14
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PAYNE, Anna appointed
director
2013-11-08
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ADAM, Gordon Arthur Ross resigned
director
2011-06-08
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CARLYLE, Duggie resigned
director
2011-06-08
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MASSIE, Carol-Ann resigned
director
2010-10-15
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BENDLE, Guy Hugh resigned
director
2008-05-13
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MASSIE, Carol-Ann appointed
director
2006-03-20
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BENDLE, Guy Hugh appointed
director
2006-03-20
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CARLYLE, Duggie appointed
director
2006-03-20
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LYLE, Callum William Donald appointed
director
2005-10-31
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BELL, Alexander John resigned
director
2005-05-12
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LYLE, Callum William Donald appointed
secretary
2005-05-12
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HBJ SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2004-06-16
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HBJ SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-04-28
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Moira Jean Atkinson Individual · British · DOB 09/1958 · age 68	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Paul Atkinson Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2000-06-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

2 Manor Place

Edinburgh

Lothian

EH3 7DD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last: 2025-06-16