RGM CRANES UK LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC726716 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-18
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£18.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46140
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (78/100)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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £18,567
Cash YoY
+72%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£81k
↑ 72% YoY
Net Worth
£19k
↑ 245% YoY
Current Assets
£421k
↓ 40% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £19.5k | £7.4k |
| Current assets | £421.1k | £699.6k |
| Cash | £81.1k | £47.1k |
| Debtors | £85.9k | £35.3k |
| Net assets | £18.6k | £5.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-10-06✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-09-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-09-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-09-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-09-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-09-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-25📄legacymiscellaneous · RPCH01
- 2022-07-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-18🏢Company incorporatedAs RGM CRANES UK LTD
- 2022-03-18➕DOWLING, Scott appointeddirector
- 2022-03-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️significant stake
Legacy Capital Co. Ltd As Trustee Of The Broma Trust
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
🏛️significant stake
Legacy Capital Co. Ltd As Trustee Of The Makdow Trust
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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RGM CRANES UK LTD
This company · SC726716
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Legacy Capital Co. Ltd As Trustee Of The Broma Trust Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest | 26/09/2023 |
Legacy Capital Co. Ltd As Trustee Of The Makdow Trust Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest | 26/09/2023 |
Mr David Ross Dowling Individual · South African · DOB 12/1980 · age 46 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest | 26/09/2023 |
Mr Alexander Douglas Dowling Individual · South African,British · DOB 08/1982 · age 44 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest | 26/09/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Scott Dowlingceased 26/09/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-03-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46140 — SIC 46140
Registered office
8 Douglas Street
Hamilton
Lanarkshire
ML3 0BP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last: 2026-03-17
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
DOWLING, Scott→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2022-03-18
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-07
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-10-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-09-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-09-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-09-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-12