PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEMS LIMITED

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SC288821 · ltd · incorporated 2005-08-12
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£998.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46140
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -55% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.7y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
71 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £998,185
Cash draining
Cash down 55% YoY
Cash YoY
-55%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£368k
↓ 55% YoY
Net Worth
£998k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£1.6m
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£413k£826k£1.2m£1.7m£2.1mJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£1.00M£839.6k
Current assets£1.62M£2.06M
Cash£368.4k£816.6k
Debtors£1.15M£1.15M
Net assets£998.2k£836.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-26
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  6. 2021-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-08
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  11. 2018-08-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2018-02-12
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    officers · CH04
  13. 2017-11-13
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2017-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-31
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    MITCHELL, George Alexander resigned
    director
  16. 2017-10-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2016-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2008-05-06
    ➕
    STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2008-05-06
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    STRONACHS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2007-08-02
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2006-06-27
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2005-09-03
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    MOWAT, Bryan appointed
    director
  23. 2005-09-03
    ➕
    MITCHELL, George Alexander appointed
    director
  24. 2005-09-03
    ➖
    NEILSON, Ewan Craig resigned
    nominee-director
  25. 2005-09-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Charles Grant
  26. 2005-08-12
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    Company incorporated
    As PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEMS LIMITED
  27. 2005-08-12
    ➕
    STRONACHS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2005-08-12
    ➕
    NEILSON, Ewan Craig appointed
    nominee-director

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 21 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 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

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
Mr Bryan Mowat
Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/05/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr George Alexander Mitchellceased 31/10/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-08-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46140 — SIC 46140

Registered office

28 Albyn Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1YL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOWAT, Bryan→
director · ~55y · appointed 2005-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STRONACHS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-08-12 · resigned 2008-05-06
Resigned
MITCHELL, George Alexander→
director · ~81y · appointed 2005-09-03 · resigned 2017-10-31
Resigned
NEILSON, Ewan Craig→
nominee-director · ~68y · appointed 2005-08-12 · resigned 2005-09-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property27/06/2006—
satisfied
Charles Grant
Bond & floating charge1 property03/09/200502/08/2007
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Recent filings (71 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-16