LAUNCH IT TRUST PAISLEY

🏛️Establishedactive

SC636688 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2019-07-22

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.

Why now

Window opening · high confidence

More negotiable than before — 2 signals weakening over the last 30 days.

· Deal-killer verdict: workable → complicated
· Hygiene score: 90 → 85
· PSC count: 8 → 10

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 1 improved, 2 worsened.

↓Deal-killer verdict: workable → complicated
↓Hygiene score: 90 → 85
↑PSC count: 8 → 10

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

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

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: high (86/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

5 active PSC(s) of 10 total, 10 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

40 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

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

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	1	100	100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 persons-with-significant-control
• 3 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 persons-with-significant-control
• 3 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2026-05-20
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-20
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-20
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officers · AP01
2026-05-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-20
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-01
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COWIN, Misty appointed
director
2026-04-01
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SINCLAIR, William Alexander John appointed
director
2026-03-20
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HOWARD, Lorraine resigned
director
2025-07-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-07
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-24
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RITCHIE, Alan resigned
director
2024-03-31
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HOWARD, Lorraine appointed
director
2023-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-08
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-04-08
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-07
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-31
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HENDERSON, Ian Hazlitt resigned
director
2022-03-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-12
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RITCHIE, Alan appointed
director
2021-02-01
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BREAKEY, Leon appointed
director
2021-02-01
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BROWN, Janet Marjorie, Dr appointed
director
2021-02-01
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DOBBS, Clifford Nathaniel resigned
director
2021-02-01
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HENDERSON, Ian Hazlitt appointed
director
2021-02-01
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WRIGHT, Amber Claire resigned
director
2019-07-22
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Company incorporated
As LAUNCH IT TRUST PAISLEY
2019-07-22
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SHELLEY, Patrick Joseph appointed
director
2019-07-22
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DOBBS, Clifford Nathaniel appointed
director
2019-07-22
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WRIGHT, Amber Claire 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 75 — 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 75 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

5 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Patrick Joseph Shelley Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	22/07/2019
Mrs Misty Cowin Individual · British · DOB 04/1977 · age 49	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	01/04/2026
Mr William Alexander John Sinclair Individual · British · DOB 08/1986 · age 40	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	01/04/2026
Dr Janet Marjorie Brown Individual · British · DOB 07/1951 · age 75	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest	01/02/2021
Mr Leon Breakey Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/02/2021

5 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Lorraine Howardceased 20/03/2026· significant influence · trust interest
Mr Alan Ritchieceased 24/04/2024· significant influence
Mr Ian Hazlitt Hendersonceased 31/03/2022· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
Mrs Amber Claire Wrightceased 01/02/2021· 25-50% voting
Mr Clifford Nathaniel Dobbsceased 01/02/2021· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2019-07-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

43-45, 67-71 George Street

Paisley

PA1 2JY

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-04

Last: 2025-07-21