P V LIMITED

⚰️Wound downliquidation

SC221068 · ltd · incorporated 2001-07-10

Investment thesis

Company liquidation — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2024

Net worth

£283.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

57/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 57/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 67). Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company in liquidation. Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

57 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

57/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £283,886

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£284k

↑ 5.5% YoY

Current Assets

£289k

↑ 5.5% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-07-31	2023-07-31
Total assets	£283.9k	£269.0k
Current assets	£289.2k	£274.1k
Net assets	£283.9k	£269.0k

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

• 1 address
• 1 resolution

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 resolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-03-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-11
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-04-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-07-12
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-04-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-07-04
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-03-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-06-28
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-04-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2006-08-14
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MANSON, Christine appointed
secretary
2006-08-14
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HENDERSON BOYD JACKSON LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2001-08-29
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MANSON, Alan Graeme appointed
director
2001-08-29
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HBJ SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-07-10
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Company incorporated
As P V LIMITED
2001-07-10
➕
HBJ SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-07-10
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HENDERSON BOYD JACKSON LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·

Company in liquidation

high

Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alan Graeme Manson Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	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

Statusliquidation

Typeltd

Incorporated2001-07-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

C/O Mha

12 Carden Place

Aberdeen

AB10 1UR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-04-30

Last made up to: 2024-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-10

Last: 2025-06-26

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MANSON, Christine→

secretary · appointed 2006-08-14

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Active

MANSON, Alan Graeme→

director · ~67y · appointed 2001-08-29

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Active

HBJ SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-07-10 · resigned 2001-08-29

Resigned

HENDERSON BOYD JACKSON LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-07-10 · resigned 2006-08-14

Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

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

address · AD01

2026-03-12

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2026-03-11

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-28