R.G. CONTRACTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC245860 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-18

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£1.20M

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Landscape service activities

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 54). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 22.6y

15/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 22.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

59 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,201,018

Net assets shrinking

Down £21,133 YoY

Cash YoY

+361%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£54k

↑ 361% YoY

Net Worth

£1.2m

↓ 1.7% YoY

Current Assets

£412k

↑ 13% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£2.29M	£2.63M
Current assets	£411.7k	£363.9k
Cash	£53.6k	£11.6k
Debtors	£358.1k	£352.3k
Net assets	£1.20M	£1.22M

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-12-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-08-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2017-06-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2016-11-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-03-23
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-08-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-03-20
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-06-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2014-04-01
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-10-29
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Charge satisfied #2
2011-08-24
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2008-10-02
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Charge satisfied #1
2008-09-16
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2003-10-07
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
2003-03-18
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Company incorporated
As R.G. CONTRACTING LIMITED
2003-03-18
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GAW, Lorraine Hutchison appointed
secretary
2003-03-18
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GAW, Russell Charles William appointed
director
2003-03-18
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-03-18
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-03-18
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-03-18
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

85/100

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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Lorraine Hutchison Gaw Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Russell Charles William Gaw Individual · British · DOB 11/1972 · age 54	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2003-03-18

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities

Registered office

Low Drumskeog

Port William

Newton Stewart

Wigtownshire

DG8 9LS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-01

Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

GAW, Lorraine Hutchison→

secretary · appointed 2003-03-18

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Active

GAW, Russell Charles William→

director · ~54y · appointed 2003-03-18

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Active

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-18 · resigned 2003-03-18

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-18 · resigned 2003-03-18

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC	Floating charge	1 property	24/08/2011	—
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	16/09/2008	29/10/2011
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Bond & floating charge	1 property	07/10/2003	02/10/2008

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