IREMA (SCOTLAND) LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC438851 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-14
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.
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
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 (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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
38 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£8£16£24£32£40Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets—£1
Cash—£40
Net assets—£1
Average employees1—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-10
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  2. 2026-01-15
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  3. 2025-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-04-26
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2017-03-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2016-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-08-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2012-12-14
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    Company incorporated
    As IREMA (SCOTLAND) LTD
  17. 2012-12-14
    ➕
    MCCOLL, Irene appointed
    director
  18. 2012-12-14
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2012-12-14
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2012-12-14
    ➕
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart appointed
    director
  21. 2012-12-14
    ➖
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart resigned
    director
  22. 2012-12-14
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 2012-12-14
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    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 13 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
Mrs Irene Mccoll
Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-12-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

6th Floor
Gordon Chambers 90 Mitchell Street
Glasgow
G1 3NQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MCCOLL, Irene→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-12-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-12-14 · resigned 2012-12-14
Resigned
MCMEEKIN, James Stuart→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-12-14 · resigned 2012-12-14
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2012-12-14 · resigned 2012-12-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-17