PE HOLDINGS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC767346 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-26
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£619.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £619,065
Cash YoY
+163500%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↑ 163500% YoY
Net Worth
£619k
↑ 43% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£124k£248k£371k£495k£619kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£619.1k£434.1k
Cash£1.6k£1
Net assets£619.1k£434.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-04
    📄
    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  4. 2023-09-28
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2023-09-28
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2023-08-03
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    second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
    capital · RP04SH01
  7. 2023-06-07
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2023-06-05
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2023-06-01
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  10. 2023-06-01
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2023-04-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PE HOLDINGS LTD
  12. 2023-04-26
    MCFARLAN, Andrew David appointed
    director
  13. 2023-04-26
    📄
    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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Andrew David Mcfarlan
Individual · British · DOB 04/1987 · age 39
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/04/2023

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-04-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Lochinch House
86 Dumbreck Road
Glasgow
G41 4SN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-09
Last: 2025-04-25

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCFARLAN, Andrew David
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-04-26
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Recent filings (14 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2023-10-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-09-28
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-09-28
second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2023-08-03
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-06-05
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-06-01
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-06-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-26