POSH PAWS HELENSBURGH LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC437736 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-27
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£2.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
46 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,918
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,790 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£3k
↓ 66% YoY
Current Assets
£31k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.9k | £8.7k |
| Current assets | £31.1k | £37.4k |
| Net assets | £2.9k | £8.7k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-13📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2023-10-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-10-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-09📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2023-10-09📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-10-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2023-10-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-10-09📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2023-10-01➕LLION, Iwan appointeddirector
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2012-12-31➖LLION, Iwan resigneddirector
- 2012-11-27🏢Company incorporatedAs POSH PAWS HELENSBURGH LIMITED
- 2012-11-27➕KERR, Jacqueline appointedsecretary
- 2012-11-27➕KERR, Jacqueline appointeddirector
- 2012-11-27➕LLION, Iwan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Jacqueline Kerr Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1961 · age 65 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/10/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Iwan Llionceased 02/10/2023· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-11-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Registered office
12 Airds Crescent
Oban
PA34 5SQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
KERR, Jacqueline→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2012-11-27
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Active
LLION, Iwan→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2012-11-27 · resigned 2012-12-31
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Recent filings (46 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-01
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-09
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-10-09
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-10-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-10-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-09
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-10-09