PHEONIX CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD

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SC467181 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-13
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
  • 93199Other sports activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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, 3 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
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-03
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  9. 2020-02-27
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  10. 2020-02-14
    ➕
    THOMSON, Ann-Marie Helen appointed
    secretary
  11. 2020-01-13
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2019-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-01-13
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    Company incorporated
    As PHEONIX CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD
  18. 2014-01-13
    ➕
    THOMSON, Anthony Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 12 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
Mr Anthony Robert Thomson
Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1972 · age 54
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-01-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

27 Archerfield Crescent
Newarthill
Motherwell
ML1 5FW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

THOMSON, Ann-Marie Helen→
secretary · appointed 2020-02-14
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Active
THOMSON, Anthony Robert→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-01-13
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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-09
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-10-03
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-02-27