PA POP UP LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC594920 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2018-04-20
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
£13.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47781
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 12 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
30 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £13,247

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£13k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↑ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£5k£11k£16k£22k£27kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£13.2k£11.3k
Current assets£27.3k£20.7k
Net assets£13.2k£11.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-02-12
    NICHOLSON, Penelope Gail appointed
    director
  4. 2024-12-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-12-01
    THOMAS, Kerry resigned
    director
  6. 2024-11-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-10-12
    MORTLOCK, Louise Jane appointed
    director
  8. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-11-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-11-09
    VAN GINKEL, Nienke Cornelia resigned
    director
  12. 2023-04-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2023-04-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-04-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2023-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-10-05
    THOMAS, Paul Meynall appointed
    director
  17. 2022-10-05
    PERRY, Elizabeth Ann resigned
    director
  18. 2022-10-05
    VAN GINKEL, Nienke Cornelia appointed
    director
  19. 2022-01-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-09-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2021-09-08
    CORFIELD, Alison Eleanor resigned
    director
  22. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-10-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2020-10-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2020-10-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2020-10-21
    SMYTH, Kenneth James Crocket appointed
    director
  27. 2020-10-21
    HOWARD, Philip Henry resigned
    director
  28. 2020-10-21
    PERRY, Elizabeth Ann appointed
    director
  29. 2020-09-14
    MACHELL, Peter Wells resigned
    director
  30. 2020-09-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  31. 2019-07-29
    THOMAS, Kerry appointed
    director
  32. 2019-03-01
    REDDEN, Ruth resigned
    director
  33. 2018-04-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PA POP UP LIMITED
  34. 2018-04-20
    MACPHERSON, Morag appointed
    director
  35. 2018-04-20
    CORFIELD, Alison Eleanor appointed
    director
  36. 2018-04-20
    HOWARD, Philip Henry appointed
    director
  37. 2018-04-20
    MACHELL, Peter Wells appointed
    director
  38. 2018-04-20
    REDDEN, Ruth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

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

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2018-04-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47781 — SIC 47781

Registered office

141 King Street
Castle Douglas
Dumfries And Galloway
DG7 1DX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-03
Last: 2026-04-19

Officers (5 active · 7 resigned)

MACPHERSON, Morag
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORTLOCK, Louise Jane
director · ~61y · appointed 2024-10-12
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Active
NICHOLSON, Penelope Gail
director · ~66y · appointed 2025-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMYTH, Kenneth James Crocket
director · ~67y · appointed 2020-10-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMAS, Paul Meynall
director · ~73y · appointed 2022-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CORFIELD, Alison Eleanor
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-04-20 · resigned 2021-09-08
Resigned
HOWARD, Philip Henry
director · ~76y · appointed 2018-04-20 · resigned 2020-10-21
Resigned
MACHELL, Peter Wells
director · ~74y · appointed 2018-04-20 · resigned 2020-09-14
Resigned
PERRY, Elizabeth Ann
director · ~77y · appointed 2020-10-21 · resigned 2022-10-05
Resigned
REDDEN, Ruth
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-04-20 · resigned 2019-03-01
Resigned
THOMAS, Kerry
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-07-29 · resigned 2024-12-01
Resigned
VAN GINKEL, Nienke Cornelia
director · ~60y · appointed 2022-10-05 · resigned 2023-11-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30