SIMPSON PROJECT SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC360303 · ltd · incorporated 2009-05-27
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2017-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-05-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2016-03-05
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    SIMPSON, James Sutherland Nicolson resigned
    secretary
  17. 2014-02-20
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Yvonne Elizabeth appointed
    director
  18. 2009-05-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SIMPSON PROJECT SERVICES LIMITED
  19. 2009-05-27
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Stephen John appointed
    director
  20. 2009-05-27
    ➕
    SIMPSON, James Sutherland Nicolson appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SIMPSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen John Simpson
Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1973 · age 53
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest05/05/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-05-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

1 Brookfield
Culloden Moor
Inverness
IV2 5GL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

SIMPSON, Stephen John→
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-05-27
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Active
SIMPSON, Yvonne Elizabeth→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-02-20
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Active
SIMPSON, James Sutherland Nicolson→
secretary · appointed 2009-05-27 · resigned 2016-03-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-05