PLAYFAIR SCOTLAND LTD

🏛️Establishedactive

SC562217 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-31

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

68/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

28 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

68/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	3	300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
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default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-06-10
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default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-06-10
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default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2024-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-07
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
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default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2022-09-17
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-09-16
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administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2022-08-30
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gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2022-06-14
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-03-31
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Company incorporated
As PLAYFAIR SCOTLAND LTD
2017-03-31
➕
ANDERSON, Donald appointed
secretary
2017-03-31
➕
ANDERSON, Donald Craig appointed
director
2017-03-31
➕
ANDERSON, Kirsty appointed
director

Owner dependency

74/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high · 1 low

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-14

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Donald Craig Anderson Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64	50–75%	—	board control50-75% shares · board control	31/03/2017
Mrs Kirsty Anderson Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58	50–75%	—	board control50-75% shares · board control	31/03/2017

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

Incorporated2017-03-31

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

9 Cove Crescent

Edinburgh

Lothians

EH17 8GY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-04-14OVERDUE

Last: 2025-03-31

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

ANDERSON, Donald→

secretary · appointed 2017-03-31

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Active

ANDERSON, Donald Craig→

director · ~64y · appointed 2017-03-31

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Active

ANDERSON, Kirsty→

director · ~58y · appointed 2017-03-31

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Active

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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-23

default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer

address · RP09

2025-06-10

default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer

address · RP09

2025-06-10

default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer

address · RP09

2025-06-10

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-12-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-12-21

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-07-07

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-07-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-26

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-06-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-12-21

default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied

address · RP05

2022-11-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-09-20