PAYTHINGS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC597300 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-16
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 May 2023
Net worth
£1.75M
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26200
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 62012Business and domestic software development
- 62020Information technology consultancy activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,753,433
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£39k
Net Worth
£1.8m
Current Assets
£1.9m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2023-05-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.75M |
| Current assets | £1.88M |
| Cash | £38.6k |
| Debtors | £246.2k |
| Net assets | £1.75M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-18➖MCDONALD, Donald Wilson, Dr resigneddirector
- 2024-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-08-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-01-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-01-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-09-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-09-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-08-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-06📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-07-04📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-07-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-07-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-03-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-03➕MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-03-03📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2022-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-26📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2020-11-04➕AHDOOT, Benjamin appointeddirector
- 2020-11-04➕KELLY, James Andrew appointeddirector
- 2020-11-04➕RANKIN, Mitchell appointeddirector
- 2019-02-12➖WELSH, William Christopher resigneddirector
- 2018-05-16🏢Company incorporatedAs PAYTHINGS LIMITED
- 2018-05-16➕MCDONALD, Donald Wilson, Dr appointeddirector
- 2018-05-16➕WELSH, William Christopher appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin Ahdoot Individual · Canadian · DOB 11/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/08/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Dr Donald Wilson Mcdonaldceased 17/08/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-05-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC26200 — SIC 26200
Registered office
Suite 2, Ground Floor Orchard Brae House
30 Queensferry Road
Edinburgh
EH4 2HS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last: 2025-05-15
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2023-03-03
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AHDOOT, Benjamin→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2020-11-04
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KELLY, James Andrew→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2020-11-04
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RANKIN, Mitchell→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2020-11-04
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MCDONALD, Donald Wilson, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2018-05-16 · resigned 2024-09-18
WELSH, William Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2018-05-16 · resigned 2019-02-12
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Recent filings (45 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-01-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-09-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-09-11
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-10
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-07-06