PLACES FOR PEOPLE SCOTLAND (GP) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC451491 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-04
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-24
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-03
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2023-07-03
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2023-07-01
    DEACON, Joanna Kate appointed
    secretary
  10. 2023-07-01
    MARTIN, Christopher resigned
    secretary
  11. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-12-20
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  13. 2021-12-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-12-01
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  16. 2020-11-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-12-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-05-08
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  20. 2017-08-04
    WINSTANLEY, Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 2017-08-04
    SOIN, Simran Bir Singh resigned
    director
  22. 2013-06-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PLACES FOR PEOPLE SCOTLAND (GP) LIMITED
  23. 2013-06-04
    MARTIN, Christopher appointed
    secretary
  24. 2013-06-04
    SOIN, Simran Bir Singh appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Places For People Pension Car Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Places For People Pension Car Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
PLACES FOR PEOPLE SCOTLAND (GP) LIMITED
This company · SC451491

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
Places For People Pension Car Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-06-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC65300 — Pension funding

Registered office

1 Hay Avenue
Edinburgh
EH16 4RW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

DEACON, Joanna Kate
secretary · appointed 2023-07-01
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Active
WINSTANLEY, Andrew
director · ~48y · appointed 2017-08-04
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Active
MARTIN, Christopher
secretary · appointed 2013-06-04 · resigned 2023-07-01
Resigned
SOIN, Simran Bir Singh
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-06-04 · resigned 2017-08-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-07-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-12-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-20