P & N MECHANICAL SERVICES LTD

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SC511913 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-29
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£5.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
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 (70/100)

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, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
23 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£2k£3k£4k£5kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£5.0k£5.0k
Current assets—£5.0k
Net assets£5.0k£5.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-09
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2022-08-01
    ➖
    TOHAZA LUNA, Paulina resigned
    secretary
  7. 2022-04-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-08-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-08-06
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2015-09-01
    ➕
    TOHAZA LUNA, Paulina appointed
    secretary
  15. 2015-07-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As P & N MECHANICAL SERVICES LTD
  16. 2015-07-29
    ➕
    DAVIDSON, Paul appointed
    director
  17. 2015-07-29
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-07-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

53 Swanston Avenue
Inverness
IV3 8QW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DAVIDSON, Paul→
director · ~44y · appointed 2015-07-29
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Active
TOHAZA LUNA, Paulina→
secretary · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2022-08-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-05