PRACTICAL PLANNING & REPORTING LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC299820 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-29
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). 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 (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2200

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2017-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-08-19
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    SHAW, Allan James appointed
    director
  17. 2013-08-19
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    SHAW, Fraser Peter resigned
    director
  18. 2012-02-27
    ➖
    SIM, Iain Daniel resigned
    secretary
  19. 2008-05-01
    ➖
    SHAW, Allan James resigned
    director
  20. 2008-04-30
    ➖
    BRYAN, Anne resigned
    secretary
  21. 2008-04-30
    ➕
    SIM, Iain Daniel appointed
    secretary
  22. 2008-04-30
    ➕
    SHAW, Fraser Peter appointed
    director
  23. 2006-03-29
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    Company incorporated
    As PRACTICAL PLANNING & REPORTING LTD
  24. 2006-03-29
    ➕
    BRYAN, Anne appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-03-29
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-03-29
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    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2006-03-29
    ➕
    SHAW, Allan James appointed
    director
  28. 2006-03-29
    ➕
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2006-03-29
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    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 Allan James Shaw
Individual · British · DOB 09/1953 · age 73
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-03-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

C/O Dains Accountants
44 Bank Street
Kilmarnock
Ayrshire
KA1 1HA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

SHAW, Allan James→
director · ~73y · appointed 2013-08-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRYAN, Anne→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-29 · resigned 2008-04-30
Resigned
SIM, Iain Daniel→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-30 · resigned 2012-02-27
Resigned
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-03-29 · resigned 2006-03-29
Resigned
SHAW, Allan James→
director · ~73y · appointed 2006-03-29 · resigned 2008-05-01
Resigned
SHAW, Fraser Peter→
director · ~44y · appointed 2008-04-30 · resigned 2013-08-19
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-03-29 · resigned 2006-03-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-08