PEGASUS CONSULTANCY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC602530 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-13
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
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
26 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees1100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-07-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-01-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-08-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-02-04
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  12. 2022-02-04
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  13. 2022-02-04
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2021-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-07-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2021-07-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2020-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-07-13
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    Company incorporated
    As PEGASUS CONSULTANCY LIMITED
  20. 2018-07-13
    HOWEL, David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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 David Howel
Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/07/2018

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
Incorporated2018-07-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Consilium Chartered Accountants
169 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 2LB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-26
Last: 2025-07-12

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HOWEL, David
director · ~51y · appointed 2018-07-13
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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-02-04