PARADIGM WELL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC436285 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-06
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£1£1£1Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1£1
Debtors£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-09-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-06-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-06-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2022-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-06-22
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  16. 2018-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-04-27
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    VOORDENDAG, Robert appointed
    director
  18. 2015-04-27
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    INNES, Fraser resigned
    director
  19. 2012-11-06
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    Company incorporated
    As PARADIGM WELL SERVICES LIMITED
  20. 2012-11-06
    ➕
    INFINITY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2012-11-06
    ➕
    COWIE, Simon Henry Dyer appointed
    director
  22. 2012-11-06
    ➖
    COWIE, Simon Henry Dyer resigned
    director
  23. 2012-11-06
    ➕
    INNES, Fraser appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 Sietse Jelle Koopmans
Individual · Dutch · DOB 08/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting20/12/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Paradigm Group Bvceased 20/12/2022· 75-100% shares
  • Robert Voordendagceased 20/12/2022· significant influence

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
Incorporated2012-11-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

5 Carden Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1UT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

INFINITY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VOORDENDAG, Robert→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-04-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COWIE, Simon Henry Dyer→
director · ~53y · appointed 2012-11-06 · resigned 2012-11-06
Resigned
INNES, Fraser→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-11-06 · resigned 2015-04-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-06