PENNYBURN REGENERATION YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE (PRYDE)

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SC296519 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2006-02-02

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 15.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.3y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 15.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

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

Directors & officers

42 officers (7 active, 42 linked, 37 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

135 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filings

• 6 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (98 events)Click to expand

2026-03-06
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2026-03-05
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2026-03-05
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2026-03-05
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2026-02-23
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officers · TM01
2026-01-29
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WALKER, Lauren Alexandria resigned
director
2025-11-13
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officers · CH01
2025-11-13
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officers · TM01
2025-11-11
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MILLIKEN, Linda resigned
director
2025-06-23
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officers · TM01
2025-06-18
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HOY, Michaela Sarah Jane Margaret Dick resigned
director
2025-05-30
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accounts · AA01
2025-05-29
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accounts · AA01
2025-05-29
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2024-09-20
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accounts · AA
2024-06-10
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address · AD01
2023-12-22
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accounts · AA
2022-12-09
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accounts · AA
2022-02-10
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officers · AP01
2022-02-10
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officers · AP01
2021-11-25
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HAMILTON, Helen Anderson appointed
director
2021-11-25
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ROBERTSON, Mary Ann appointed
director
2021-09-06
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accounts · AA
2021-03-05
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2021-02-10
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CHISOLM, Lindsey resigned
director
2021-02-10
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MCCULLOCH, Vicki resigned
director
2020-03-02
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KERR, Eileen appointed
secretary
2020-03-02
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GILLON, Carol appointed
director
2020-03-02
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COCHRANE, Janet resigned
secretary
2020-03-02
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COCHRANE, Janet resigned
director
2020-03-02
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MILLIKEN, Linda appointed
director
2020-01-31
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COUPLAND, Sandra resigned
director
2018-03-23
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MCPHEE, Caroline resigned
director
2018-02-20
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KERR, Eileen Carruth appointed
director
2018-02-20
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MURPHY, Sharlene Michelle appointed
director
2018-02-20
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MCPHEE, Caroline appointed
director
2017-06-19
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ROBERTSON, Mary Ann resigned
director
2017-04-25
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CHISOLM, Lindsey appointed
director
2017-04-25
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COUPLAND, Sandra appointed
director
2017-04-25
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MCCULLOCH, Vicki appointed
director
2017-04-25
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TODD, Ashley resigned
director
2017-04-25
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WILSON, Mathew resigned
director
2016-12-01
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FINNIGAN, Samantha Elizabeth resigned
director
2016-12-01
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MCHARG, Carol resigned
director
2015-11-26
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THOM, Nicola resigned
director
2014-11-27
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HOY, Michaela Sarah Jane Margaret Dick appointed
director
2012-11-29
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KERR, Eileen Carruth resigned
director
2012-11-29
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MCHARG, Carol appointed
director
2012-11-29
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REID, Donald John resigned
director
2012-11-29
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ROBERTSON, Mary Ann appointed
director

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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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HOY, Michaela Sarah Jane Margaret Dick resigned 2025-06-18; MILLIKEN, Linda resigned 2025-11-11; WALKER, Lauren Alexandria resigned 2026-01-29

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr William Steven Duffy Individual · British · DOB 04/1955 · age 71	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	02/02/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2006-02-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

The Playz Unit A

Pennyburn Local Centre

Kilwinning

KA13 6TA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-16

Last: 2026-02-02