FLOWMAIN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC384209 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-24
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.
Why now
Window opening · high confidence
More negotiable than before — 4 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Opportunity score: 80 → 62
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 30
  • · Bankability: 75 → 45
  • · Deal-killer verdict: workable → complicated
Opportunity decay
softening · 6-months
Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.
  • · 4 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 4 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • ↓Deal-killer verdict: workable → complicated
  • ↓Opportunity score: 80 → 62
  • ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 30
  • ↓Bankability: 75 → 45
  • ·Distress / opportunity: avoid → speculative
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£0£0
Net assets£0£0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-05-02
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2025-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-08-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2017-08-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2017-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-08-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-08-24
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    Company incorporated
    As FLOWMAIN LIMITED
  17. 2010-08-24
    ➕
    MCLAREN, James Andrew 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

93/100
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 77 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 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-05

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Andrew Mclaren
Individual · British · DOB 01/1949 · age 77
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Edith Mclaren
Individual · British · DOB 07/1950 · age 76
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2010-08-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

19 Blackhouse Terrace
Peterhead
Aberdeenshire
AB42 1LQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-05OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-21

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCLAREN, James Andrew→
director · ~77y · appointed 2010-08-24
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Recent filings (34 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-12
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-26