PMR LEISURE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC198198 · ltd · incorporated 1999-07-19
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£3.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
93 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,862

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£4k
Current Assets
£67k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-31
Total assets£11.7k
Current assets£66.5k
Net assets£3.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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  2. 2025-10-16
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  3. 2025-07-28
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  4. 2025-05-01
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  5. 2024-10-24
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  6. 2024-08-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
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  7. 2024-05-14
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  8. 2024-04-03
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  9. 2023-10-05
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  10. 2023-07-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
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  11. 2023-04-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
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  12. 2022-10-25
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  13. 2022-07-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
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  14. 2022-04-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
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  15. 2021-07-27
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  16. 2021-04-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2020-10-22
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  18. 2020-07-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2005-08-16
    FYFE, John William resigned
    director
  20. 1999-07-20
    LOCHHEAD, David Ludovic appointed
    secretary
  21. 1999-07-20
    LOCHHEAD, Penelope Mary Rose appointed
    director
  22. 1999-07-20
    FYFE, John William appointed
    director
  23. 1999-07-19
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    Company incorporated
    As PMR LEISURE LIMITED
  24. 1999-07-19
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1999-07-19
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1999-07-19
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 1999-07-19
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1999-07-19
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 1999-07-19
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
Mrs Penelope Mary Rose Lochhead
Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61
75100%
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-07-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

2 Rhodes Farmhouse
North Berwick
East Lothian
EH39 5NH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

LOCHHEAD, David Ludovic
secretary · appointed 1999-07-20
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Active
LOCHHEAD, Penelope Mary Rose
director · ~61y · appointed 1999-07-20
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Active
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-07-19 · resigned 1999-07-19
Resigned
FYFE, John William
director · ~84y · appointed 1999-07-20 · resigned 2005-08-16
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-07-19 · resigned 1999-07-19
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD.
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-07-19 · resigned 1999-07-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (93 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-07-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-05-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-07-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-25