COGNITIVE COUNSELLING LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC738695 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-19

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.

Why now

Window steady · medium confidence

Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.

· Filings: 9 → 10

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

↑Filings: 9 → 10

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

£0

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other human health activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (70/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

10 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£0

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31
Net assets	£0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand

2025-10-21
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-08-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-19
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Company incorporated
As COGNITIVE COUNSELLING LTD
2022-07-19
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VEHVILAINEN, Joonas appointed
director
2022-07-19
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Joonas Vehvilainen Individual · Finnish · DOB 09/1992 · age 34	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	19/07/2022

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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SUMMIT HEALTHCARE (WISHAW) LIMITED→ SC182649 · est 1998	£14.49M £10.43M–£18.54M	—	—	0	28y	84	60y
RENAISSANCE CARE (NO1) LIMITED→ SC402097 · est 2011	£9.82M £7.07M–£12.57M	—	—	832	15y	84	69y
AYRSHIRE HOSPITALS LIMITED→ SC248921 · est 2003	£4.40M £3.17M–£5.63M	—	—	0	23y	84	64y
STONEHOUSE HOSPITALS LIMITED→ SC251033 · est 2003	£706.3k £508.5k–£904.0k	—	—	0	23y	92	64y
RENAISSANCE CARE (UK) LTD→ SC379961 · est 2010	£438.4k £315.7k–£561.2k	—	—	4	16y	88	69y
PRESTIGE NURSING (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC143810 · est 1993	—	—	—	28800	33y	84	63y
ANSWER PROJECT→ SC212773 · est 2000 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	25y	83	79y
CRANSTON NURSERIES LIMITED→ SC253519 · est 2003	—	—	£360.3k	—	22y	83	76y
EDINBURGH SPORTS INJURY CLINIC LIMITED→ SC245755 · est 2003	—	—	£97.9k	—	23y	83	61y
ELDER HOMES LIMITED→ SC154896 · est 1994 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	31y	83	80y
FLORABANK HOME LIMITED→ SC170166 · est 1996 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	29y	83	81y
MCSENCE LIMITED→ SC129794 · est 1991 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	35y	83	76y

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2022-07-19

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

5 South Charlotte Street

Edinburgh

EH2 4BL

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-14

Last: 2026-06-30

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

VEHVILAINEN, Joonas→

director · ~34y · appointed 2022-07-19

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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-06-30

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AAMD

2025-10-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-08-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-08-09

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-07-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-10-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-19

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2022-07-19