P & D DESIGNS (INVERCLYDE) LIMITED

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SC535958 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-20
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 May 2025
Net worth
£65.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 06100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 £65,781

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£66k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£76k
↑ 1.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£15k£30k£46k£61k£76kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£75.9k£56.0k
Current assets£75.9k£74.9k
Net assets£65.8k£56.0k

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-05-20
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    Company incorporated
    As P & D DESIGNS (INVERCLYDE) LIMITED
  12. 2016-05-20
    ➕
    MCGUIRE, Paul appointed
    director
  13. 2016-05-20
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Mcguire
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares19/05/2017

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
Incorporated2016-05-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC06100 — SIC 06100

Registered office

16 Ryan Road
Wemyss Bay
PA18 6DH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-02
Last: 2025-05-19

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCGUIRE, Paul→
director · ~60y · appointed 2016-05-20
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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-22