PARADIGM FLOW SERVICES LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC749850 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-09
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 3.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 3.4y
60/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Charge age ~3.4 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-03-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Tc Loans Limited
- 2026-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-10-05✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-12-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-12-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Tc Loans Limited (As Security Trustee)
- 2022-11-09🏢Company incorporatedAs PARADIGM FLOW SERVICES LIMITED
- 2022-11-09➕MANNING, Julian appointeddirector
- 2022-11-09➕VOORDENDAG, Robert appointeddirector
- 2022-11-09📄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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- 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.)
Group structure
Paradigm Flow Technologies Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Paradigm Flow Technologies Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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PARADIGM FLOW SERVICES LIMITED
This company · SC749850
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Paradigm Flow Technologies Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 09/11/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-11-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Registered office
5 Carden Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1UT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-22
Last: 2025-11-08
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MANNING, Julian→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2022-11-09
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VOORDENDAG, Robert→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2022-11-09
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Tc Loans Tc Loans Limited | A registered charge | — | 18/03/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Tc Loans (As Security Trustee) Tc Loans Limited (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | — | 21/12/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (14 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-11-08
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-05-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-11-09