PEARSON DIGITAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC703641 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-07
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-10
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  3. 2026-03-03
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  4. 2025-03-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-13
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-07-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-07-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-10-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-21
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2021-07-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PEARSON DIGITAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  12. 2021-07-07
    PEARSON, John Joseph appointed
    director
  13. 2021-07-07
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PEARSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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 John Joseph Pearson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1986 · age 40
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/07/2021

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
Incorporated2021-07-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

1 Mossbeath Crescent
Uddingston
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G71 7UY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-20
Last: 2025-07-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PEARSON, John Joseph
director · ~40y · appointed 2021-07-07
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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-03-10
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-07-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-07-07