PRODUCTIVITY FOR SCIENTISTS LIMITED

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SC464210 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-21
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-3.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,585

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£101
Net Worth
-£4k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-18
Total assets£-3.6k
Cash£101
Net assets£-3.6k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-10
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    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-12-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-15
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    address · AD01
  12. 2018-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-24
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2017-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-18
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    HÖNIG, Stephan Dirk resigned
    director
  16. 2016-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-03-13
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    HÖNIG, Stephan Dirk appointed
    director
  18. 2013-11-21
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    Company incorporated
    As PRODUCTIVITY FOR SCIENTISTS LIMITED
  19. 2013-11-21
    ➕
    DEGTYAREVA, Olga, Dr 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

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Olga Degtyareva
Individual · Russian · DOB 04/1976 · age 50
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2013-11-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

13 Alice Cox Walk
Dunfermline
KY11 3PA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last made up to: 2025-05-18
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DEGTYAREVA, Olga, Dr→
director · ~50y · appointed 2013-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HÖNIG, Stephan Dirk→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-03-13 · resigned 2017-12-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-28