PICTURE PEOPLE MSP

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SC217971 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2001-04-09

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£20.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Public relations and communications activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (67/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

14 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

79 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £20,163

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£20k

Current Assets

£37k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31
Total assets	£20.2k
Current assets	£37.1k
Net assets	£20.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-05
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HIRD, Christopher Clarke appointed
director
2024-11-05
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MUNIZ, Soledad appointed
director
2024-11-05
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ANDERSON, Gavin Webster resigned
director
2024-11-05
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COLE-HAMILTON, Richard Simon resigned
director
2024-11-05
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PRAG, Thomas Gregory resigned
director
2024-09-04
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-09-04
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change-of-name-exemption
change-of-name · NE01
2024-09-04
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-01-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-05-01
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COLE-HAMILTON, Richard Simon appointed
secretary
2017-04-30
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COLE-HAMILTON & CO LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2017-03-31
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HUNTER GORDON, Nigel resigned
director
2012-04-02
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COLE-HAMILTON, Richard Simon appointed
director
2011-04-19
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COLE-HAMILTON & CO LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2011-03-31
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SHAW, Neil resigned
secretary
2009-09-04
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BATTERSBY HARFORD, Nicola Mary appointed
director
2008-03-07
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ANDERSON, Gavin Webster appointed
director
2008-03-07
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HUNTER GORDON, Nigel appointed
director
2008-03-07
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SHAW, Neil resigned
director
2001-04-09
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Company incorporated
As PICTURE PEOPLE MSP
2001-04-09
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ADAM, Gordon Millen appointed
director
2001-04-09
➕
SHAW, Neil appointed
secretary
2001-04-09
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PRAG, Thomas Gregory appointed
director
2001-04-09
➕
SHAW, Neil appointed
director

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 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 ·

Name changed 2 times

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-09-04: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2024-09-04: change-of-name-exemption

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2001-04-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70210 — Public relations and communications activities

Registered office

1 Bellfield Drive

North Kessock

Inverness

IV1 3XT

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-08

Last: 2025-06-24