PERFORMSCENTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC717134 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-08
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-12-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-12-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-01
    CAMPBELL, Catherine resigned
    director
  6. 2024-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-28
    RF SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2022-12-28
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2021-12-09
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  11. 2021-12-08
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    Company incorporated
    As PERFORMSCENTS LTD
  12. 2021-12-08
    CAMPBELL, Andrew James, Dr appointed
    director
  13. 2021-12-08
    RF SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2021-12-08
    CAMPBELL, Catherine appointed
    director
  15. 2021-12-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Andrew James Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting08/12/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Catherine Campbellceased 01/12/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Catherine Claire Campbellceased 01/12/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2021-12-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

13 Potterhill Avenue
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA2 8BA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Andrew James, Dr
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-12-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RF SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-12-08 · resigned 2022-12-28
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Catherine
director · ~27y · appointed 2021-12-08 · resigned 2024-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-12-28
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2021-12-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-12-08