R & M INJECTION SERVICES LIMITED

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SC556894 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-08
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-20
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  2. 2024-12-30
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  3. 2024-06-20
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    address · AD01
  4. 2023-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-13
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  6. 2021-12-26
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  7. 2020-12-21
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  8. 2019-11-27
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-02-14
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    address · AD03
  11. 2018-02-14
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    address · AD02
  12. 2017-11-26
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  13. 2017-04-18
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2017-04-10
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    LAWSON, Lynn resigned
    director
  15. 2017-03-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2017-03-12
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-03-01
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    LAWSON, Lynn appointed
    director
  18. 2017-03-01
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    LAWSON, Michael Reginald resigned
    director
  19. 2017-02-08
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    Company incorporated
    As R & M INJECTION SERVICES LIMITED
  20. 2017-02-08
    ➕
    MCDONALD, Robert Lawrence appointed
    director
  21. 2017-02-08
    ➕
    LAWSON, Michael Reginald 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Lawrence Mcdonald
Individual · British · DOB 01/1985 · age 41
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting08/02/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Michael Reginald Lawsonceased 10/04/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2017-02-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Registered office

The Tassie The Tassie
Muasdale
Tarbert
Argyll
PA29 6XD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MCDONALD, Robert Lawrence→
director · ~41y · appointed 2017-02-08
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Active
LAWSON, Lynn→
director · ~53y · appointed 2017-03-01 · resigned 2017-04-10
Resigned
LAWSON, Michael Reginald→
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-02-08 · resigned 2017-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-27