RSVP DESIGN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC253981 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-08
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£31.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -49% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 22.4y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £31,563
Net assets shrinking
Down £202 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 49% YoY
Cash YoY
-49%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↓ 49% YoY
Net Worth
£32k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£13k£19k£25k£32kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Cash£3.1k£6.1k
Net assets£31.6k£31.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-03-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2020-10-01
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-27
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  11. 2020-08-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2020-01-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2020-01-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2020-01-17
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    capital · SH08
  15. 2020-01-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2019-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2003-11-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  19. 2003-08-13
    ➕
    ALDER, Kathryn Ann, Mrs. appointed
    director
  20. 2003-08-13
    ➕
    COX, Geoffrey appointed
    director
  21. 2003-08-08
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    Company incorporated
    As RSVP DESIGN LIMITED
  22. 2003-08-08
    ➕
    COOK, Graham appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-08-08
    ➕
    COOK, Anne Gillies, Mrs. appointed
    director
  24. 2003-08-08
    ➕
    COOK, Graham appointed
    director
  25. 2003-08-08
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-08-08
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-08-08
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2003-08-08
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

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

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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Sga (Scotland) Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
majority
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Sga (Scotland) Holdings Ltd.
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
majority
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RSVP DESIGN LIMITED
This company · SC253981

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
Sga (Scotland) Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting23/12/2019
Sga (Scotland) Holdings Ltd.
Corporate entity
50–75%
—50-75% shares23/12/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Graham Cookceased 23/12/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-08-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

2 Darluith Park, Brookfield
Johnstone
Renfrewshire
PA5 8DD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

COOK, Graham→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALDER, Kathryn Ann, Mrs.→
director · ~69y · appointed 2003-08-13
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Active
COOK, Anne Gillies, Mrs.→
director · ~66y · appointed 2003-08-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOK, Graham→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-08-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COX, Geoffrey→
director · ~71y · appointed 2003-08-13
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-08-08 · resigned 2003-08-08
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-08-08 · resigned 2003-08-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property30/11/2003—
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Recent filings (73 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2020-08-27