R R M FIRM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC476039 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-24

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.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£130

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

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

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (75/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

37 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £130

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£130

Current Assets

£23k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31
Total assets	£130
Current assets	£23.3k
Debtors	£23.3k
Net assets	£130

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2025-12-23
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2025-06-12
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officers · TM01
2025-06-12
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officers · AP01
2025-06-03
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ALLORI, David Gabriel appointed
director
2025-06-03
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MCSHERRY, Lynne Macgillivray resigned
director
2024-10-29
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2024-10-29
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accounts · AA01
2024-10-29
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address · AD01
2024-10-29
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2024-10-29
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2024-10-22
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2024-10-22
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2024-10-22
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2024-08-14
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2023-09-28
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2022-05-02
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2021-05-21
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accounts · AA
2021-03-26
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address · AD01
2020-10-02
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2014-04-24
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Company incorporated
As R R M FIRM LIMITED
2014-04-24
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MCSHERRY, Lynne Macgillivray appointed
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

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

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.)

Group structure

Seventeen Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Seventeen Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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R R M FIRM LIMITED

This company · SC476039

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Seventeen Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	29/10/2024

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Mark Clarke Mcsherryceased 29/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mrs Lynne Macgillivray Mcsherryceased 29/10/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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M.K. WELDING (NEW CAMPLE) LIMITED→ SC298674 · est 2006	—	—	£215.6k	—	20y	82	61y
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

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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

Incorporated2014-04-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Queen Of The South Arena

Lochfield Road

Dumfries

DG2 9BG

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-22

Last: 2025-06-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ALLORI, David Gabriel→

director · ~57y · appointed 2025-06-03

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Active

MCSHERRY, Lynne Macgillivray→

director · ~52y · appointed 2014-04-24 · resigned 2025-06-03

Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2025-12-23

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-13

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-06-12

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-06-12

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2024-10-29

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened

accounts · AA01

2024-10-29

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-10-29

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-10-29

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-10-29

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-10-22

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2024-10-22

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-10-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-08-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-09-28