HR SERVICES SCOTLAND LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC413685 · ltd · incorporated 2011-12-23
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
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£107.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £107,720

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£108k
↑ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£174k
↓ 4.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£36k£73k£109k£145k£181kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£107.7k£92.4k
Current assets£173.7k£181.5k
Cash—£3
Debtors£173.7k£181.4k
Net assets£107.7k£80.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-03
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  2. 2025-08-20
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  3. 2025-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-08-11
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    HYSLOP, Kerry Jane resigned
    director
  5. 2024-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-04
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-04
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    address · AD01
  8. 2022-03-07
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-06
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  10. 2021-04-06
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-04-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-04-01
    ➕
    DAVIDSON, Samantha Helen appointed
    director
  13. 2021-04-01
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    HYSLOP, Kerry Jane appointed
    director
  14. 2021-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-10-12
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  16. 2020-10-01
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    PURDON, Karen appointed
    director
  17. 2020-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-03-07
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-03-27
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  20. 2011-12-23
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    Company incorporated
    As HR SERVICES SCOTLAND LIMITED
  21. 2011-12-23
    ➕
    PURDON, Andrew Ronald appointed
    secretary
  22. 2011-12-23
    ➕
    PURDON, Andrew Ronald appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Ronald Purdon
Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1974 · age 52
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-12-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC78300 — Human resources provision and management of human resources functions

Registered office

Torus Building Rankine Avenue
East Kilbride
Glasgow
G75 0QF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-22
Last: 2025-07-08

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

PURDON, Andrew Ronald→
secretary · appointed 2011-12-23
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Active
DAVIDSON, Samantha Helen→
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-04-01
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Active
PURDON, Andrew Ronald→
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-12-23
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Active
PURDON, Karen→
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-10-01
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Active
HYSLOP, Kerry Jane→
director · ~53y · appointed 2021-04-01 · resigned 2025-08-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-06