AHR PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC423530 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-04
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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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
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 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.

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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees100100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-17
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-17
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    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-12-15
    ➕
    RUSSELL, Marie Teresa appointed
    director
  5. 2025-12-15
    ➖
    RUSSELL, Andrew Hamilton resigned
    director
  6. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-28
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-08
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-29
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-28
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-27
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    capital · SH01
  14. 2018-02-28
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-02-28
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-25
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-05-25
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    address · AD01
  18. 2012-05-04
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    Company incorporated
    As AHR PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD
  19. 2012-05-04
    ➕
    RUSSELL, Andrew Hamilton appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Hamilton Russell
Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-05-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Mechanics' Workshop
New Lanark Mills
Lanark
ML11 9DB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last: 2025-05-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

RUSSELL, Marie Teresa→
director · ~66y · appointed 2025-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUSSELL, Andrew Hamilton→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-05-04 · resigned 2025-12-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-06