ON SITE AUDIO VISUAL SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC269886 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-25
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£346.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 17.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £346,225
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£346k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£256k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £382.1k | £359.3k |
| Current assets | £256.0k | £223.6k |
| Net assets | £346.2k | £307.4k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-06-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-06-27📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2016-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2008-08-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2004-07-05➕HAMILTON, Fiona appointedsecretary
- 2004-07-05➕HAMILTON, Michael appointeddirector
- 2004-07-05➖PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-07-05➖PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2004-06-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ON SITE AUDIO VISUAL SERVICES LIMITED
- 2004-06-25➕PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-06-25➕PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Hamilton Individual · British · DOB 12/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 25/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-06-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Registered office
76 Hamilton Road
Motherwell
ML1 3BY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-09
Last: 2025-06-25
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
HAMILTON, Michael→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2004-07-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2004-06-25 · resigned 2004-07-05
PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2004-06-25 · resigned 2004-07-05
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 09/08/2008 | — |
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Recent filings (60 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-18