PULS8 LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC650262 · ltd · incorporated 2019-12-24
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26110
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees200200

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-13
    ➕
    BP SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  2. 2026-02-13
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  3. 2026-01-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2026-01-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2026-01-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-07-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-07-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-07-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-07-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2025-07-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2025-07-18
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  13. 2025-05-30
    ➕
    SUNBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2025-05-30
    ➕
    MOFFAT DICKSON, David appointed
    director
  15. 2025-05-30
    ➕
    SPRICH, Daniel Erich appointed
    director
  16. 2025-05-30
    ➖
    MEREDITH, Darren Craig William resigned
    director
  17. 2025-05-30
    ➖
    SZCZOTKA, Krzysztof Andrzej resigned
    director
  18. 2025-01-08
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2025-01-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2025-01-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2025-01-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  22. 2025-01-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2025-01-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2025-01-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2025-01-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2025-01-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  27. 2024-07-31
    ➖
    HARROLD, Bruce Ian resigned
    director
  28. 2024-07-31
    ➖
    MCMILLAN, Paul James resigned
    director
  29. 2024-07-31
    ➕
    MEREDITH, Darren Craig William appointed
    director
  30. 2024-07-31
    ➕
    SZCZOTKA, Krzysztof Andrzej appointed
    director
  31. 2024-05-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  32. 2023-09-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  33. 2019-12-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PULS8 LTD
  34. 2019-12-24
    ➕
    HARROLD, Bruce Ian appointed
    director
  35. 2019-12-24
    ➕
    MCMILLAN, Paul James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MEREDITH, Darren Craig William resigned 2025-05-30; SZCZOTKA, Krzysztof Andrzej resigned 2025-05-30

Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Group structure

Bp Exploration Operating Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Bp Exploration Operating Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
PULS8 LTD
This company · SC650262

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bp Exploration Operating Company Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/08/2024
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Krzysztof Andrzej Szczotkaceased 01/08/2024· board control
  • Mr Darren Meredithceased 01/08/2024· board control
  • Mr Paul James Mcmillanceased 31/07/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Bruce Ian Harroldceased 31/07/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-12-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC26110 — SIC 26110

Registered office

1 Wellheads Avenue
Dyce
Aberdeen
AB21 7PB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-04
Last: 2025-12-21

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

BP SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2026-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SUNBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2025-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOFFAT DICKSON, David→
director · ~59y · appointed 2025-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPRICH, Daniel Erich→
director · ~44y · appointed 2025-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARROLD, Bruce Ian→
director · ~48y · appointed 2019-12-24 · resigned 2024-07-31
Resigned
MCMILLAN, Paul James→
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-12-24 · resigned 2024-07-31
Resigned
MEREDITH, Darren Craig William→
director · ~54y · appointed 2024-07-31 · resigned 2025-05-30
Resigned
SZCZOTKA, Krzysztof Andrzej→
director · ~64y · appointed 2024-07-31 · resigned 2025-05-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-01-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-18
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2025-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-08