CHILD'S PLAY THERAPEUTIC SERVICES CIC

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SC875738 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2026-01-19
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
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: low (52/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
2 filings — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 change-of-name
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (4 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2026-01-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CHILD'S PLAY THERAPEUTIC SERVICES CIC
  3. 2026-01-19
    MARSH, Tracey Ann appointed
    director
  4. 2026-01-19
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

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 0.3 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-01-26: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Tracey Ann Marsh
Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
75–100%board control75-100% voting · board control19/01/2026

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2026-01-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

7 The Cottages Drumsturdy Road
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 3RE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-19
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last:

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MARSH, Tracey Ann
director · ~56y · appointed 2026-01-19
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Recent filings (2 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-01-26
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2026-01-19