REALM ISD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC419538 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-15
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised design activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees1200

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
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
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-25
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  4. 2024-04-25
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  5. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-09-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-09-08
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2023-09-07
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  10. 2023-08-15
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  11. 2023-07-11
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  12. 2023-05-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-03-15
    ➖
    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  15. 2022-03-15
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2013-03-22
    ➕
    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2012-03-16
    ➕
    CAIRNS, Antonia appointed
    director
  21. 2012-03-16
    ➖
    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2012-03-16
    ➖
    MUNRO, Donald John resigned
    director
  23. 2012-03-16
    ➖
    HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  24. 2012-03-15
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    Company incorporated
    As REALM ISD LIMITED
  25. 2012-03-15
    ➕
    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2012-03-15
    ➕
    MUNRO, Donald John appointed
    director
  27. 2012-03-15
    ➕
    HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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

58/100
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 14 years.
  • 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
Antonia Cairns
Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-03-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74100 — Specialised design activities

Registered office

Titanium 1 Kings Inch Place
Glasgow
Renfrew
Renfrewshire
PA4 8WF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

CAIRNS, Antonia→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-03-22 · resigned 2022-03-15
Resigned
HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-03-15 · resigned 2012-03-16
Resigned
MUNRO, Donald John→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-03-15 · resigned 2012-03-16
Resigned
HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2012-03-15 · resigned 2012-03-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2024-04-25
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-09-08
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2023-09-07
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2023-08-15
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-07-11