PAUL RUSSELL PORTFOLIO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC424923 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-25
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-life insurance
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£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
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-02-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-10-22
    📄
    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  5. 2025-10-22
    📄
    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  6. 2025-10-21
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2025-10-21
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  8. 2025-10-21
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2025-10-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2025-10-21
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2025-01-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-05-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-01-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-08-01
    RUSSELL, Gillian, Mrs. appointed
    director
  19. 2012-05-29
    RUSSELL, Paul Daniel appointed
    director
  20. 2012-05-29
    GANNON, Lucy Rae resigned
    director
  21. 2012-05-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PAUL RUSSELL PORTFOLIO LIMITED
  22. 2012-05-25
    GANNON, Lucy Rae appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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 "RUSSELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Dr & P Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Dr & P Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
PAUL RUSSELL PORTFOLIO LIMITED
This company · SC424923

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr & P Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/10/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Paul Daniel Russellceased 01/10/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2012-05-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC65120 — Non-life insurance

Registered office

41 St. Vincent Place
First Floor
Glasgow
Scotland
G1 2ER
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-08
Last: 2026-05-25

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

RUSSELL, Gillian, Mrs.
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-08-01
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Active
RUSSELL, Paul Daniel
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-05-29
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Active
GANNON, Lucy Rae
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-05-25 · resigned 2012-05-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-13
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-10-22
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-10-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-10-21
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-10-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-27