INSPIRE SERVICES LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC504601 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-29
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-38.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 86900Other human health activities
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. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (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, 2 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
33 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 · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £38,354
Very low cash
Cash position: £1
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1
Net Worth
-£38k
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-38.4k | — |
| Current assets | £2.9k | — |
| Cash | £1 | — |
| Net assets | £-38.4k | — |
| Average employees | — | 100 |
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
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-09-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-07-23📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2018-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-05➕MCGUIRE, David Andrew appointeddirector
- 2015-04-29🏢Company incorporatedAs INSPIRE SERVICES LTD.
- 2015-04-29➕MCGUIRE, Maria appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Maria Mcguire Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1981 · age 45 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 01/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-04-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
23 Bogton Avenue Bogton Avenue
Glasgow
G44 3JJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-13
Last: 2025-04-29
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MCGUIRE, David Andrew→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2017-12-05
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MCGUIRE, Maria→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2015-04-29
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Recent filings (33 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-04