DILIGENT HR CONSULTANCY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC480348 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-18
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
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 (79/100)

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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-29
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  3. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-16
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  13. 2018-05-09
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2018-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-07-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2016-09-26
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    KENNEDY, Donald Scott resigned
    director
  18. 2014-06-18
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    Company incorporated
    As DILIGENT HR CONSULTANCY LIMITED
  19. 2014-06-18
    ➕
    FERGUSON, Gillian Patricia appointed
    director
  20. 2014-06-18
    ➕
    KENNEDY, Donald Scott 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

50/100
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.
  • 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 Gillian Patricia Ferguson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/05/2017

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
Incorporated2014-06-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

295 Fenwick Road
Giffnock
Glasgow
G46 6UH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-25
Last: 2025-05-11

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FERGUSON, Gillian Patricia→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-06-18
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Active
KENNEDY, Donald Scott→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-06-18 · resigned 2016-09-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-30