PMD MATERIALS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC307704 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-30
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£149.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52219
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £149,494
Net assets shrinking
Down £21,448 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£149k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↓ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£34k£68k£103k£137k£171kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£149.5k£170.9k
Current assets£25.1k£41.1k
Net assets£149.5k£170.9k

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 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-09-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-08-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2006-08-30
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    Company incorporated
    As PMD MATERIALS LTD
  17. 2006-08-30
    ➕
    DAVIDSON, Emma Clare appointed
    secretary
  18. 2006-08-30
    ➕
    DAVIDSON, Philip Malcolm appointed
    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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 20 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-08-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52219 — SIC 52219

Registered office

2 Hummel Craig
Inverurie
Aberdeenshire
AB51 4LJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DAVIDSON, Emma Clare→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-30
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Active
DAVIDSON, Philip Malcolm→
director · ~53y · appointed 2006-08-30
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Active

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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-03