RPFM LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC233497 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-01
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2022-09-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2022-09-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2022-09-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-09-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-09-28
    ➕
    ROBBIE, Pauline appointed
    director
  13. 2022-09-28
    ➖
    ROBBIE, David Gordon resigned
    director
  14. 2022-09-20
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-12-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2014-11-28
    ➖
    MCDOUGALL, Donald resigned
    secretary
  21. 2014-11-28
    ➖
    MCDOUGALL, Donald resigned
    director
  22. 2006-05-11
    ➖
    FINDLAY, James David resigned
    director
  23. 2002-07-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As RPFM LTD
  24. 2002-07-01
    ➕
    MCDOUGALL, Donald appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-07-01
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2002-07-01
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2002-07-01
    ➕
    FINDLAY, James David appointed
    director
  28. 2002-07-01
    ➕
    MCDOUGALL, Donald appointed
    director
  29. 2002-07-01
    ➕
    ROBBIE, David Gordon appointed
    director
  30. 2002-07-01
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2002-07-01
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2002-07-01
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  33. 2002-07-01
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
Mrs Pauline Robbie
Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares28/09/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Gordon Robbieceased 27/09/2022· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2002-07-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

21 Seedhill
Paisley
PA1 1JE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

ROBBIE, Pauline→
director · ~56y · appointed 2022-09-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCDOUGALL, Donald→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2014-11-28
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2002-07-01
Resigned
FINDLAY, James David→
director · ~75y · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2006-05-11
Resigned
MCDOUGALL, Donald→
director · ~72y · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2014-11-28
Resigned
ROBBIE, David Gordon→
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2022-09-28
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2002-07-01
Resigned
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2002-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-30