MILLYARD PEOPLES LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC716415 · ltd · incorporated 2021-11-30
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£153.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
23 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £153,386
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£153k
↑ 9.4% YoY
Current Assets
£177k
↓ 2.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £153.4k | £140.2k |
| Current assets | £177.4k | £181.7k |
| Net assets | £153.4k | £140.2k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-07-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-01➕PEOPLES, Scott appointeddirector
- 2024-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-28➖MILLYARD, Georgina Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2024-03-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-08-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-11-30🏢Company incorporatedAs MILLYARD PEOPLES LTD
- 2021-11-30➕PEOPLES, Amy Marie appointeddirector
- 2021-11-30➕MILLYARD, Georgina Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2021-11-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PEOPLES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Amy Marie Peoples Individual · British · DOB 10/1986 · age 40 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 30/11/2021 |
Mr Scott Peoples Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/07/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Georgina Elizabeth Millyardceased 29/03/2024· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-11-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies
Registered office
15 St Leonards Street
Lanark
Lanarkshire
ML11 7AB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
PEOPLES, Amy Marie→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2021-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PEOPLES, Scott→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2024-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILLYARD, Georgina Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2021-11-30 · resigned 2024-03-28
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Recent filings (23 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-07-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-29