GEORGE RUSSELL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC278977 · ltd · incorporated 2005-01-27
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-7.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 20.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £7,063
Cash YoY
+177%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£227
↑ 177% YoY
Net Worth
-£7k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£18k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-05 | 2024-04-05 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-7.1k | £-6.3k |
| Current assets | £17.5k | £17.5k |
| Cash | £227 | £82 |
| Debtors | £17.3k | £17.4k |
| Net assets | £-7.1k | £-6.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-06➖RUSSELL, George Mclaren Bell resigneddirector
- 2022-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-28📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-01-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-31📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2005-06-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2005-01-27🏢Company incorporatedAs GEORGE RUSSELL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED
- 2005-01-27➕RUSSELL, George Lithgow appointedsecretary
- 2005-01-27➕RUSSELL, George Lithgow appointeddirector
- 2005-01-27➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-01-27➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-01-27➕RUSSELL, George Mclaren Bell appointeddirector
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "RUSSELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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.)
Group structure
George Russell (Construction) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
George Russell (Construction) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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GEORGE RUSSELL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED
This company · SC278977
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
George Russell (Construction) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-01-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation
Registered office
Leslie Park
Headswood
Denny
Stirlingshire
FK6 6BW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
RUSSELL, George Lithgow→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RUSSELL, George Lithgow→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2005-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-01-27 · resigned 2005-01-27
RUSSELL, George Mclaren Bell→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2005-01-27 · resigned 2023-03-06
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 21/06/2005 | — |
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Recent filings (63 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-24