PARKSURE SOLUTIONS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC719919 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-15
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
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£330
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 68/100 (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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £330
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,358 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£330
↓ 80% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 118% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £330 | £1.7k |
| Current assets | £2.4k | £1.1k |
| Net assets | £330 | £1.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 4 officers
Last 180 days
9
filings
- • 6 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-23➕COLQUHOUN, Gordon John appointeddirector
- 2026-03-23➖COLQUHOUN, Gordon John resigneddirector
- 2026-03-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-19📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2026-03-08➕COLQUHOUN, Gordon John appointeddirector
- 2026-03-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC03
- 2025-12-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-08➕COLQUHOUN, Ross Adam appointeddirector
- 2025-12-08➖COLQUHOUN, Gordon John resigneddirector
- 2025-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-15🏢Company incorporatedAs PARKSURE SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2022-01-15➕COLQUHOUN, Gordon John appointeddirector
- 2022-01-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +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
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: COLQUHOUN, Gordon John resigned 2026-03-23; COLQUHOUN, Gordon John resigned 2025-12-08
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ross Colquhoun Individual | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 08/12/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Gordon John Colquhounceased 08/12/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SM GROCERS LTD→ SC750808 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| SMART CHOSE TRADERS LTD→ SC874343 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SMEDU LIMITED→ SC833814 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| SMITHSTONE FLOORING LTD→ SC342742 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| SMYLERS LTD→ SC852851 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SNATCHED MERCH LTD→ SC666975 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| SOUKSPHERE LIMITED→ SC817681 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| SPICY CUISINE LTD→ SC667657 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| SPIRO TAPE LIMITED→ SC799459 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| SSTK LIMITED→ SC730386 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ST2Y LTD→ SC836478 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| STATEMENT BY CF UK LTD→ SC826201 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-01-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
48 West George Street
Suite 2/3
Glasgow
G2 1BP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last: 2025-12-22
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
COLQUHOUN, Gordon John→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2026-03-23
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COLQUHOUN, Ross Adam→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2025-12-08
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COLQUHOUN, Gordon John→
Resigneddirector · ~27y · appointed 2026-03-08 · resigned 2026-03-23
COLQUHOUN, Gordon John→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-01-15 · resigned 2025-12-08
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Recent filings (18 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-23
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
2025-12-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22