PRODUCTIVE PLACEMAKERS LTD

🌱Startupactive
SC852396 · ltd · incorporated 2025-06-16
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90020Support activities to performing arts
  • 90040Operation of arts facilities
  • 91030Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
1 filing — limited history
30
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.

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 (4 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PRODUCTIVE PLACEMAKERS LTD
  2. 2025-06-16
    PEEBLES, David appointed
    director
  3. 2025-06-16
    WHITE, Elizabeth appointed
    director
  4. 2025-06-16
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +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.
  • +Young company: Only 0.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

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
Miss Elizabeth White
Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control16/06/2025
Mr David Peebles
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control16/06/2025

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
Incorporated2025-06-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Bruce House
Star Street
Moffat
DG10 9DR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last:

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

PEEBLES, David
director · ~59y · appointed 2025-06-16
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WHITE, Elizabeth
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-06-16
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Recent filings (1 total)

incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-06-16