NEW BEGINNINGS PSYCHOLOGY LTD
🌱Startupactive
SC847174 · ltd · incorporated 2025-05-01
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
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (53/100)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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 capital
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 capital
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-12-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-10➕WOOD, Kenneth James appointeddirector
- 2025-05-01🏢Company incorporatedAs NEW BEGINNINGS PSYCHOLOGY LTD
- 2025-05-01➕WOOD, Elaine Jane Anne appointedsecretary
- 2025-05-01➕WOOD, Elaine Jane Anne appointeddirector
- 2025-05-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kenneth James Wood Individual · British · DOB 06/1956 · age 70 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 02/03/2026 |
Mrs Elaine Jane Anne Wood Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/05/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-05-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services
Registered office
3 Westwood Grove
Westhill
Aberdeenshire
AB32 6XF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-14
Last: —
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
WOOD, Elaine Jane Anne→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-05-01
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WOOD, Elaine Jane Anne→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2025-05-01
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WOOD, Kenneth James→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2025-12-10
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Recent filings (5 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-05-01