ISL CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY LTD

🌱Startupactive
SC845047 · ltd · incorporated 2025-04-14
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 2 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
  • · Filings: 2 → 3
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 1 improved, 1 worsened.

  • Deal-killer verdict: cleancomplicated
  • Filings: 23
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2026
Net worth
£-499
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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
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
3 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £499

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£499
Current Assets
£250
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-04-30
Total assets£-499
Current assets£250
Net assets£-499

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ISL CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY LTD
  3. 2025-04-14
    ISLES, James Ian, Dr appointed
    director
  4. 2025-04-14
    ISLES, Siobhan Violet appointed
    director
  5. 2025-04-14
    📄
    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 age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • 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 Siobhan Violet Isles
Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control14/04/2025
Dr James Ian Isles
Individual · British · DOB 10/1952 · age 74
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control14/04/2025

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
Incorporated2025-04-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

1 South Wolrige Gardens Lane
Chapelton
Stonehaven
AB39 8BP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-27
Last: 2026-04-13

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ISLES, James Ian, Dr
director · ~74y · appointed 2025-04-14
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Active
ISLES, Siobhan Violet
director · ~58y · appointed 2025-04-14
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Active

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Recent filings (3 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-04-14