PROJECT MANAGEMENT (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

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SC098650 · ltd · incorporated 1986-04-28
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£22.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -44% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 30.4y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
113 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £22,745
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,548 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 44% YoY
Cash YoY
-44%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£16k
↓ 44% YoY
Net Worth
£23k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£34k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£11k£22k£33k£44k£55kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£22.7k£41.3k
Current assets£33.5k£54.5k
Cash£16.3k£29.2k
Debtors£17.2k£25.3k
Net assets£22.7k£31.3k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  2. 2025-03-17
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-04
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  4. 2024-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-08
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    BIRSE, Philip Nigel resigned
    director
  6. 2024-01-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-10
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    LUCKHURST, Jane Marie appointed
    director
  10. 2022-02-10
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    BIRSE, Philip Nigel appointed
    director
  11. 2022-02-10
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  12. 2022-02-10
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  13. 2020-11-23
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  14. 2019-11-25
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  15. 2018-12-13
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-11-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2017-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-02-24
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    mortgage · MR04
  19. 2017-02-24
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    Charge satisfied #1
  20. 2012-10-30
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    HARPER, Richard George resigned
    director
  21. 2010-12-31
    ➖
    MILLER, Kim J B resigned
    secretary
  22. 2010-07-04
    ➖
    MCFARLANE, Judy Hill resigned
    director
  23. 2002-07-01
    ➕
    HARPER, Richard George appointed
    director
  24. 1995-11-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  25. 1992-02-28
    ➕
    MILLER, Kim J B appointed
    secretary
  26. 1992-02-28
    ➖
    WILSON, Neill Mckenzie resigned
    secretary
  27. 1992-02-28
    ➖
    DAVIDSON, Gordon resigned
    director
  28. 1992-02-28
    ➖
    KILGOUR, William Mitchell resigned
    director
  29. 1992-02-28
    ➕
    MCFARLANE, Judy Hill appointed
    director
  30. 1992-02-28
    ➖
    WILSON, Neill Mckenzie resigned
    director
  31. 1990-12-19
    ➕
    KILGOUR, William Mitchell appointed
    director
  32. 1986-04-28
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    Company incorporated
    As PROJECT MANAGEMENT (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Graham James Mcfarlane
Individual · British · DOB 01/1948 · age 78
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-04-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

1 Rathmell Gardens
Gowanbank
Forfar
DD8 2US
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

LUCKHURST, Jane Marie→
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-02-10
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Active
MCFARLANE, Graham James→
director · ~78y
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Active
MILLER, Kim J B→
secretary · appointed 1992-02-28 · resigned 2010-12-31
Resigned
WILSON, Neill Mckenzie→
secretary · resigned 1992-02-28
Resigned
BIRSE, Philip Nigel→
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-02-10 · resigned 2024-01-08
Resigned
DAVIDSON, Gordon→
director · ~65y · resigned 1992-02-28
Resigned
HARPER, Richard George→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2012-10-30
Resigned
KILGOUR, William Mitchell→
director · ~82y · appointed 1990-12-19 · resigned 1992-02-28
Resigned
MCFARLANE, Judy Hill→
director · ~78y · appointed 1992-02-28 · resigned 2010-07-04
Resigned
WILSON, Neill Mckenzie→
director · ~80y · resigned 1992-02-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property28/11/199524/02/2017

Recent filings (113 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-25