RAIL RELIABILITY SERVICES LTD

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SC747272 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-13
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£2.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed professional-services 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,719

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£3k
Current Assets
£7k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-31
Total assets£2.7k
Current assets£7.4k
Net assets£2.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-10-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-07-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-04-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2025-04-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2024-10-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2024-07-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2024-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-07-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2022-10-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As RAIL RELIABILITY SERVICES LTD
  14. 2022-10-13
    GENT, Jonathan Ian Peter appointed
    director
  15. 2022-10-13
    📄
    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: 2025-10-26

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jonathan Ian Peter Gent
Individual · British · DOB 11/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/10/2022

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
Incorporated2022-10-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

20 Bleachfield
Dundee
Tayside
DD4 9FT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-10-26OVERDUE
Last: 2024-10-12

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GENT, Jonathan Ian Peter
director · ~42y · appointed 2022-10-13
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Recent filings (15 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-30
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-10-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-10-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-05
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-10-13