ADVANTAGE PERSONNEL (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC264495 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-05
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£3.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 1.1y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Newest facility, 1.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £3,824
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£4k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Net assets | £3.8k | £3.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2025-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-01📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2025-04-30📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2025-04-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Ultimate Finance LTD
- 2025-04-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-10📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-04-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-03➕COLWELL, Matthew Richard appointedsecretary
- 2025-04-03➕EGGETT, Lee Duncan appointeddirector
- 2025-04-03➕TORRANCE, Graeme George appointeddirector
- 2025-04-03➖COLWELL, Richard resignedsecretary
- 2025-04-03➖COLWELL, Linda resigneddirector
- 2025-04-03➖COLWELL, Richard resigneddirector
- 2025-04-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-04-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-03📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-04-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-02➕MCILDUFF, John Gerard appointeddirector
- 2025-03-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-03-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Richard Hugh Colwell and Linda Colwell
- 2024-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2004-03-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANTAGE PERSONNEL (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
- 2004-03-05➕COLWELL, Richard appointedsecretary
- 2004-03-05➕COLWELL, Linda appointeddirector
- 2004-03-05➕COLWELL, Richard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Aps Eot Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Aps Eot Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ADVANTAGE PERSONNEL (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
This company · SC264495
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aps Eot Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 27/03/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Richard Hugh Colwellceased 27/03/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
- Mrs Linda Colwellceased 27/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-03-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities
Registered office
Nas House
2 Fairbairn Place
Livingston
West Lothian
EH54 6TN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-16
Last: 2025-12-02
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
COLWELL, Matthew Richard→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EGGETT, Lee Duncan→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2025-04-03
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MCILDUFF, John Gerard→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2025-04-02
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TORRANCE, Graeme George→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2025-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COLWELL, Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-03-05 · resigned 2025-04-03
COLWELL, Linda→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2004-03-05 · resigned 2025-04-03
COLWELL, Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2004-03-05 · resigned 2025-04-03
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ultimate Finance Ultimate Finance LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/04/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Richard Hugh Colwell and Linda Colwell | A registered charge | — | 27/03/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (70 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2025-05-01
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2025-04-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-14
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-03
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-04-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-03