WAVE PSYCHOLOGY LTD
🌱Startupactive
SC841852 · ltd · incorporated 2025-03-19
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
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-01➕MCCLAY, Richard James appointeddirector
- 2025-09-19➕MCCLAY, Jennifer Gracia, Dr appointeddirector
- 2025-09-19➖MCCLAY, Jenny, Dr resigneddirector
- 2025-09-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-19🏢Company incorporatedAs WAVE PSYCHOLOGY LTD
- 2025-03-19➕MCCLAY, Jenny, Dr appointeddirector
- 2025-03-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Jennifer Gracia Mcclay Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 19/03/2025 |
Mr Richard James Mcclay Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/03/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Dr Jenny Mcclayceased 19/09/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-03-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
16a Mid Street
Hopeman
Elgin
IV30 5TF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MCCLAY, Jennifer Gracia, Dr→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2025-09-19
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MCCLAY, Richard James→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2026-02-01
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MCCLAY, Jenny, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2025-03-19 · resigned 2025-09-19
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Recent filings (7 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-03-19