THEPATHFINDER CIC
🌿Early-stageactive
SC720839 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-24
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 2024
Net worth
£1.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 94990Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,047
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£1k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.0k |
| Net assets | £1.0k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-26➖FALCONER, Lee-Ann resigneddirector
- 2026-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-28✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-08-27➕FALCONER, Lee-Ann appointeddirector
- 2024-08-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-25➕SYYED, Razvan appointeddirector
- 2022-01-24🏢Company incorporatedAs THEPATHFINDER CIC
- 2022-01-24➕VAN VUUREN, Gwendolynn Francis appointeddirector
- 2022-01-24📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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 ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-08-28: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Gwendolynn Francis Van Vuuren Individual · South African · DOB 06/1980 · age 46 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 24/01/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-01-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
41 Robertson Cres, Newburgh Robertson Crescent
Newburgh
Cupar
KY14 6AW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
SYYED, Razvan→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-02-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VAN VUUREN, Gwendolynn Francis→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2022-01-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FALCONER, Lee-Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2024-08-27 · resigned 2026-03-26
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Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-08-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-07