PAULA PHOENIX LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC778460 · ltd · incorporated 2023-08-08
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£105
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (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: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 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
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £105
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£4k
Net Worth
£105
Current Assets
£4k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £105 |
| Current assets | £3.6k |
| Cash | £3.5k |
| Debtors | £100 |
| Net assets | £105 |
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.
See pricing →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 (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-19➕HENDRY, Marion Margaret appointeddirector
- 2025-05-19➕LOWE, Alyson appointeddirector
- 2025-05-19➕MARSHALL, Paige Annabel appointeddirector
- 2025-05-19➕MITCHELL, Nancy Morrison appointeddirector
- 2025-05-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-08🏢Company incorporatedAs PAULA PHOENIX LIMITED
- 2023-08-08➕PHOENIX, Paula appointeddirector
- 2023-08-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PHOENIX" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Paula Phoenix Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 08/08/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-08-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
Pavilion 2 Castlecraig Business Park
Players Road
Stirling
FK7 7SH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
HENDRY, Marion Margaret→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-05-19
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LOWE, Alyson→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2025-05-19
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MARSHALL, Paige Annabel→
Activedirector · ~25y · appointed 2025-05-19
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MITCHELL, Nancy Morrison→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2025-05-19
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PHOENIX, Paula→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-08-08
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Recent filings (8 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-08-08