GEORGE RICHARDSON SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC727685 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-28

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

£2.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

68/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other human health activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

22 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

68/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,428

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£2k

↑ 84% YoY

Current Assets

£541

↓ 16% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£2.4k	£1.3k
Current assets	£541	£646
Net assets	£2.4k	£1.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-03-09
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-25
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accounts · AA
2025-09-24
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officers · AP01
2025-09-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-23
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OLAYIDE, Richard appointed
director
2025-09-22
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OLAYIDE, Richard resigned
director
2025-09-02
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-04
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OLAYIDE, Richard resigned
director
2025-07-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-01
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OLAYIDE, Raphael Olushola resigned
director
2025-07-01
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OLAYIDE, Richard appointed
director
2025-07-01
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OLAYIDE, Richard appointed
director
2025-06-14
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-12
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OLAYIDE, Richard resigned
director
2025-06-11
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OLAYIDE, Raphael Olushola appointed
director
2024-11-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
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Company incorporated
As GEORGE RICHARDSON SERVICES LTD
2022-03-28
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OLAYIDE, Richard appointed
director
2022-03-28
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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

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

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: OLAYIDE, Raphael Olushola resigned 2025-07-01; OLAYIDE, Richard resigned 2025-07-04; OLAYIDE, Richard resigned 2025-09-22

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Richard Olayide Individual · Nigerian · DOB 02/1983 · age 43	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	04/07/2025

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Richard Olayideceased 12/06/2025· 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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2022-03-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

C/O Alexander Wood Accountants & Co Limited

Renfrew Road

Paisley

PA3 4EA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-10

Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

OLAYIDE, Richard→

director · ~43y · appointed 2025-09-23

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

OLAYIDE, Raphael Olushola→

director · ~60y · appointed 2025-06-11 · resigned 2025-07-01

Resigned

OLAYIDE, Richard→

director · ~43y · appointed 2025-07-01 · resigned 2025-07-04

Resigned

OLAYIDE, Richard→

director · ~43y · appointed 2025-07-01 · resigned 2025-09-22

Resigned

OLAYIDE, Richard→

director · ~43y · appointed 2022-03-28 · resigned 2025-06-12

Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-30

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

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-03-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-25

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

officers · AP01

2025-09-24

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

officers · TM01

2025-09-24

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

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-09-02

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

officers · TM01

2025-07-04

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

officers · AP01

2025-07-04

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

officers · TM01

2025-07-04

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

officers · AP01

2025-07-04

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

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-06-14

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

officers · TM01

2025-06-14

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

officers · AP01

2025-06-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-11-26