PSYCHOLOGISTS' PROTECTION SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC379274 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-26
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
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£4.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,025

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£72k
Net Worth
£4k
Current Assets
£72k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-31
Total assets£4.8k
Current assets£72.2k
Cash£71.7k
Debtors£460
Net assets£4.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-14
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-03-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-06-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2019-11-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-29
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2018-05-29
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2018-05-20
    ➕
    MURRAY, Ewan Magnus appointed
    secretary
  14. 2018-05-20
    ➖
    MURRAY, Marlyn Yuille resigned
    secretary
  15. 2017-10-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-06-13
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2016-06-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2012-04-02
    ➖
    MURRAY, Ruth Anne resigned
    director
  20. 2010-05-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PSYCHOLOGISTS' PROTECTION SERVICES LIMITED
  21. 2010-05-26
    ➕
    MURRAY, Ewan Magnus appointed
    director
  22. 2010-05-26
    ➕
    MURRAY, Ruth Anne appointed
    director
  23. 2010-05-26
    ➕
    MURRAY, Marlyn Yuille appointed
    secretary
  24. 2010-05-26
    ➕
    MURRAY, Ewan Magnus appointed
    director
  25. 2010-05-26
    ➖
    MURRAY, Ewan Magnus resigned
    director
  26. 2010-05-26
    ➕
    MURRAY, Ruth Anne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 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 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ewan Magnus Murray
Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares26/05/2017
Mrs Ruth Anne Murray
Individual · British · DOB 04/1976 · age 50
25–50%
—25-50% shares26/05/2017

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

Similar companies

Active · Trade services · FK postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
S.L.A.B.S LTD→
SC884222 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
———————
SENTINEL SECURITY MANAGEMENT LTD→
SC883237 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
———————
SKY BARBER LTD→
SC775704 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
SLAMANNAN VILLAGE PHARMACY LIMITED→
SC312626 · est 2006 · no financials extracted
————19y——
SMITHS SHORT BARK AND SIDES LTD→
SC627279 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————7y——
SOLAR CENTRAL SCOTLAND LTD→
SC712716 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
SPACE VAPE LTD→
SC565883 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————8y——
SPHERE MAINTENANCE AND JOINERY LIMITED→
SC626454 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————7y——
SPORTS DESIGN 123 LTD→
SC777216 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
SPP FLEXIBLE PACKAGING LIMITED→
SC718282 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
STIRLING DOG DAY CENTRE - RETAIL LIMITED→
SC705666 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
STIRLING TAILORS LTD.→
SC196669 · est 1999 · no financials extracted
————26y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-05-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Pps Lime Tree House
North Castle Street
Alloa
FK10 1EX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-09
Last: 2025-05-26

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

MURRAY, Ewan Magnus→
secretary · appointed 2018-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURRAY, Ewan Magnus→
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-05-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURRAY, Ruth Anne→
director · ~50y · appointed 2010-05-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURRAY, Marlyn Yuille→
secretary · appointed 2010-05-26 · resigned 2018-05-20
Resigned
MURRAY, Ewan Magnus→
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-05-26 · resigned 2010-05-26
Resigned
MURRAY, Ruth Anne→
director · ~50y · appointed 2010-05-26 · resigned 2012-04-02
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (44 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-16
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-11