N & M CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC730681 · ltd · incorporated 2022-04-26
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed healthcare with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,334
Net assets shrinking
Down £19,537 YoY
Cash YoY
+552%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↑ 552% YoY
Net Worth
£1k
↓ 94% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 2.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£4k£8k£13k£17k£21kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£1.3k£20.9k
Current assets£2.6k£2.7k
Cash£2.6k£401
Debtors£2.3k
Net assets£1.3k£20.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-21
    WARD, Patrick Joseph resigned
    director
  5. 2023-09-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-04-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As N & M CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD
  7. 2022-04-26
    WARD, June Mary appointed
    director
  8. 2022-04-26
    WARD, Patrick Joseph appointed
    director
  9. 2022-04-26
    📄
    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 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-09

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs June Mary Ward
Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control26/04/2022

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
Incorporated2022-04-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

50 North Birbiston Road
Lennoxtown
Glasgow
G66 7LZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-09OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-25

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WARD, June Mary
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-04-26
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Active
WARD, Patrick Joseph
director · ~56y · appointed 2022-04-26 · resigned 2023-09-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (8 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-04-26