MAKE THINGS HAPPEN DESIGN STUDIO LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC675310 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-23
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised design activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (78/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 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
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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£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees300300

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
4
filings
  • • 2 capital
  • • 1 incorporation
  • • 1 resolution
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 capital
  • • 1 incorporation
  • • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 capital
  • • 1 incorporation
  • • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-22
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  2. 2026-05-20
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  3. 2026-05-19
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  4. 2026-05-19
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2026-01-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2026-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-09-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2025-09-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-09-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2025-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-09-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2022-09-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-10-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2021-10-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2021-09-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2021-03-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2021-03-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2020-09-23
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    Company incorporated
    As MAKE THINGS HAPPEN DESIGN STUDIO LTD
  22. 2020-09-23
    ➕
    BURKE, Bebhinn appointed
    director
  23. 2020-09-23
    ➕
    GILBERT, Suzanne appointed
    director
  24. 2020-09-23
    ➕
    POTGIETER HURST, Philippa Rose appointed
    director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Philippa Rose Potgieter Hurst
Individual · British · DOB 09/1989 · age 37
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control23/03/2021
Bebhinn Burke
Individual · Irish · DOB 04/1986 · age 40
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control23/09/2020
Suzanne Gilbert
Individual · British · DOB 03/1986 · age 40
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control23/09/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Philippa Rose Potgieter Hurstceased 23/03/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Philippa Hurstceased 23/03/2021· 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
Incorporated2020-09-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74100 — Specialised design activities

Registered office

5 Beechwood Terrace
5 Beechwood Terrace
Edinburgh
EH6 8DE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BURKE, Bebhinn→
director · ~40y · appointed 2020-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILBERT, Suzanne→
director · ~40y · appointed 2020-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POTGIETER HURST, Philippa Rose→
director · ~37y · appointed 2020-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (27 total)

capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-05-22
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-05-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-05-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-07