COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY SCOTLAND LTD

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SC787138 · ltd · incorporated 2023-10-26

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

£174

book net assets

Opportunity

70/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

5 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

70/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £174

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£174

Current Assets

£226

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-10-31
Total assets	£174
Current assets	£226
Net assets	£174

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand

2025-07-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-26
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Company incorporated
As COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY SCOTLAND LTD
2023-10-26
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CUNNINGHAM, David Ritchie appointed
director
2023-10-26
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Ritchie Cunningham Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	26/10/2023

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

Incorporated2023-10-26

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities

Registered office

Corbeau 48 Stuart Street

Ardersier

Inverness

Inverness-Shire

IV2 7RU

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CUNNINGHAM, David Ritchie→

director · ~57y · appointed 2023-10-26

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Recent filings (5 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-07-24

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-12-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-17

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2023-10-26