PHOENIX RESOURCE MANAGEMENT LTD

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SC318734 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-16
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-6.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (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 (2 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
56 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £5,981
Very low cash
Cash position: £30
Cash YoY
-17%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£30
↓ 17% YoY
Net Worth
-£6k
↓ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£6k-£2k£3k£7k£11k£16kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£9.9k£13.9k
Current assets£11.6k£15.6k
Cash£30£36
Debtors£11.6k£15.6k
Net assets£-6.0k£-4.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
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filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
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  2. 2024-12-24
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  3. 2023-07-24
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  4. 2022-11-22
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  5. 2021-12-17
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  6. 2020-12-21
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  7. 2019-10-02
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  8. 2019-03-20
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  9. 2018-11-11
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  10. 2018-08-17
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  11. 2017-12-26
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  12. 2017-12-21
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  13. 2017-09-06
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    FORSTER, Sophie Isabella appointed
    secretary
  14. 2017-09-06
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    FORSTER, Julia Isabella Cameron resigned
    secretary
  15. 2017-09-06
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  16. 2017-09-06
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  17. 2016-04-29
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    JAWAD, Alaa Jaafar, Dr appointed
    director
  18. 2016-04-29
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    JAWAD, Alaa Jaafar, Dr resigned
    director
  19. 2011-11-01
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    FOSTER, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  20. 2011-11-01
    ➖
    FORSTER, Julia Isabella Cameron resigned
    director
  21. 2011-10-01
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    FORSTER, Andrew appointed
    director
  22. 2011-10-01
    ➕
    FORSTER, Julia Isabella Cameron appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-05-20
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    CLELLAND, Ella resigned
    secretary
  24. 2007-05-20
    ➕
    FOSTER, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  25. 2007-03-16
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    Company incorporated
    As PHOENIX RESOURCE MANAGEMENT LTD
  26. 2007-03-16
    ➕
    CLELLAND, Ella appointed
    secretary
  27. 2007-03-16
    ➕
    FORSTER, Julia Isabella Cameron appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 Andrew Forster
Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-03-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Fircroft
8 The Glebe
Killin
FK21 8TJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-06
Last: 2026-03-23

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

FORSTER, Sophie Isabella→
secretary · appointed 2017-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORSTER, Andrew→
director · ~61y · appointed 2011-10-01
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Active
CLELLAND, Ella→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-16 · resigned 2007-05-20
Resigned
FORSTER, Julia Isabella Cameron→
secretary · appointed 2011-10-01 · resigned 2017-09-06
Resigned
FOSTER, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-20 · resigned 2011-11-01
Resigned
FORSTER, Julia Isabella Cameron→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-03-16 · resigned 2011-11-01
Resigned
JAWAD, Alaa Jaafar, Dr→
director · ~75y · appointed 2016-04-29 · resigned 2016-04-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

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2025-12-22
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2024-12-24
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2024-03-23
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2024-03-21
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2023-07-24
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2023-03-30
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2022-11-22
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2022-03-30
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2021-12-17
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2021-04-28
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2020-12-21
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2020-03-18
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