RUSSELL ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED

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SC323657 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-14
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 May 2025
Net worth
£5.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,481
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£5k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£2k£3k£4k£5kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£6.3k£6.3k
Cash£3.1k£3.1k
Net assets£5.5k£5.5k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-11
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2020-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-07-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2016-07-25
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    address · AD01
  14. 2016-07-25
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    officers · CH03
  15. 2016-07-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2016-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2007-05-14
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    Company incorporated
    As RUSSELL ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED
  18. 2007-05-14
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    RUSSELL, Pamela appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-05-14
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    RUSSELL, Brian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "RUSSELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 19 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 59. 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 19 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 Brian Russell
Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 11/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares14/05/2017

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
Incorporated2007-05-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Jonsfield
Rigg
Gretna
Dumfriesshire
DG16 5JE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-28
Last: 2025-05-14

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

RUSSELL, Pamela→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-14
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Active
RUSSELL, Brian→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-05-14
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Active

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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-14