PVX LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC397170 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-06
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 3.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£144.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · oldest 3.4y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Charge age ~3.4 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
45 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 £143,984
Net assets shrinking
Down £208,954 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£144k
↓ 59% YoY
Current Assets
£293k
↓ 53% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£126k£251k£377k£502k£628kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-272024-04-27
Total assets£144.0k£352.9k
Current assets£292.5k£627.8k
Net assets£144.0k£352.9k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 mortgage
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 mortgage
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-03-04
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Lowry Capital Limited
  3. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-03-19
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2025-03-19
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  7. 2025-02-05
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2025-02-04
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lowry Capital Limited
  9. 2025-01-09
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2025-01-09
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    Charge satisfied #2
  11. 2024-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-12-21
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2022-12-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lowry Capital Limited
  15. 2022-12-19
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2022-12-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lowry Capital Limited
  17. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-01-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-01-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2019-01-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2018-12-21
    ➕
    MACKAY, Jamie Robin appointed
    director
  25. 2018-12-21
    ➖
    DUNCAN, William Hall Grieve resigned
    director
  26. 2013-04-07
    ➖
    MACKAY, Jamie Robin resigned
    director
  27. 2011-04-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PVX LIMITED
  28. 2011-04-06
    ➕
    STENHOUSE, Gary appointed
    secretary
  29. 2011-04-06
    ➕
    STENHOUSE, Gary appointed
    director
  30. 2011-04-06
    ➕
    DUNCAN, William Hall Grieve appointed
    director
  31. 2011-04-06
    ➕
    MACKAY, Jamie Robin 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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-04-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

3 St Davids Business Park
Dalgety Bay
Dunfermline
Fife
KY11 9PF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last made up to: 2025-04-27
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-24
Last: 2025-05-10

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

STENHOUSE, Gary→
secretary · appointed 2011-04-06
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Active
MACKAY, Jamie Robin→
director · ~51y · appointed 2018-12-21
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Active
STENHOUSE, Gary→
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-04-06
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Active
DUNCAN, William Hall Grieve→
director · ~78y · appointed 2011-04-06 · resigned 2018-12-21
Resigned
MACKAY, Jamie Robin→
director · ~51y · appointed 2011-04-06 · resigned 2013-04-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lowry Capital
Lowry Capital Limited
A registered charge1 property04/03/2026—
satisfied
Lowry Capital
Lowry Capital Limited
A registered charge1 property04/02/202519/03/2025
satisfied
Lowry Capital
Lowry Capital Limited
A registered charge1 property20/12/202209/01/2025
outstanding
Lowry Capital
Lowry Capital Limited
A registered charge—16/12/2022—
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Recent filings (45 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-03-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-31