HEALTH & SAFETY CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC322972 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-04
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
£16.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
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
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (76/100)

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £16,311
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,496 YoY
Cash YoY
+46%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↑ 46% YoY
Net Worth
£16k
↓ 34% YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↓ 64% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£11k£22k£34k£45k£56kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Total assets£16.3k£24.8k
Current assets£20.5k£56.1k
Cash£3.1k£2.1k
Debtors£17.3k£53.9k
Net assets£16.3k£24.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
5
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
6
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-04-09
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-04-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-04-09
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2026-04-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-04-06
    MANN, Callum Craig appointed
    director
  7. 2026-04-06
    MCINTOSH, Euan Ross resigned
    director
  8. 2026-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-11-12
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2024-11-12
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2024-11-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2024-11-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-11-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-10-18
    MCINTOSH, Euan Ross appointed
    director
  15. 2024-10-18
    MCLAUGHLAN, Stephen James resigned
    director
  16. 2024-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-12-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-10-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-11-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-12-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2011-05-05
    MCLAUGHLAN, Karen Fraser resigned
    secretary
  24. 2007-11-09
    MCLAUGHLAN, Karen Fraser appointed
    secretary
  25. 2007-11-09
    FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2007-07-17
    MCLAUGHLAN, Stephen James appointed
    director
  27. 2007-07-17
    ROBERTSON, Alexander George resigned
    director
  28. 2007-05-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HEALTH & SAFETY CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD
  29. 2007-05-04
    FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2007-05-04
    ROBERTSON, Alexander George appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Callum Craig Mann
Individual · British · DOB 10/1987 · age 39
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2026
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Euan Ross Mcintoshceased 06/04/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Stephen James Mclaughlanceased 18/10/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2007-05-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

The Pines
Tarty
Ellon
Aberdeenshire
AB41 8LR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-30
Last: 2025-05-16

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

MANN, Callum Craig
director · ~39y · appointed 2026-04-06
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Active
MCLAUGHLAN, Karen Fraser
secretary · appointed 2007-11-09 · resigned 2011-05-05
Resigned
FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-05-04 · resigned 2007-11-09
Resigned
MCINTOSH, Euan Ross
director · ~43y · appointed 2024-10-18 · resigned 2026-04-06
Resigned
MCLAUGHLAN, Stephen James
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-07-17 · resigned 2024-10-18
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Alexander George
director · ~74y · appointed 2007-05-04 · resigned 2007-07-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-14