PENTHEA CONSULTANCY LTD
- · Lifecycle stage: early → wound-down
- · Investment thesis: growth_story → unclassified
- · Company status: active → liquidation
- · Opportunity score: 71 → 47
- · 5 recent signals weakening vs 1 strengthening
Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 5 negative signals vs 1 positive.
- ↓Lifecycle stage: early → wound-down
- ·Investment thesis: growth_story → unclassified
- ↓Company status: active → liquidation
- ↓Deal-killer verdict: clean → not-transactable
- ↓Opportunity score: 71 → 47
- +4 more
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Opportunity 47/100 (watch), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company in liquidation. Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-04-30 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 resolution
- • 3 accounts
- • 1 resolution
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-08-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-08-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-04📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2022-08-02🏢Company incorporatedAs PENTHEA CONSULTANCY LTD
- 2022-08-02➕SUTHERLAND, Elizabeth Barbara appointeddirector
- 2022-08-02➕SUTHERLAND, Scott Gregor appointeddirector
- 2022-08-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Scott Gregor Sutherland Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1987 · age 39 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 02/08/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Elizabeth Barbara Sutherlandceased 22/07/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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