COLIN YOUNG PTW SOLUTIONS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC806829 · ltd · incorporated 2024-04-12
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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 (58/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-06-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-03-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-03-03
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2025-03-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-01-31
    ➕
    YOUNG, Nicola Ann appointed
    director
  8. 2024-04-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COLIN YOUNG PTW SOLUTIONS LTD
  9. 2024-04-12
    ➕
    YOUNG, Colin appointed
    director
  10. 2024-04-12
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "YOUNG" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Nicola Ann Young
Individual · British · DOB 10/1985 · age 41
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control31/01/2025
Mr Colin Young
Individual · British · DOB 11/1983 · age 43
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control12/04/2024

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
Incorporated2024-04-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

17 Wallace Crescent
Saline
Dunfermline
KY12 9TN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

YOUNG, Colin→
director · ~43y · appointed 2024-04-12
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Active
YOUNG, Nicola Ann→
director · ~41y · appointed 2025-01-31
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Active

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Recent filings (9 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-03-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-04-12