PARTICLE GENESIS MINING GROUP PLC

💤Zombieactive
SC750406 · plc · incorporated 2022-11-15
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 Nov 2023
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
51/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 05102
Sector: Mining & quarrying
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 07290SIC 07290
  • 09900SIC 09900
  • 46630SIC 46630
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 51/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
4 officers (0 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 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
51/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
38
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2023-11-30

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
5
filings
  • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-12-13
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-12-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-12-05
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-12-05
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-11-24
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2025-11-18
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2025-03-10
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  9. 2025-02-27
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2025-02-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2025-02-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2025-01-20
    COOK, Arron resigned
    secretary
  13. 2025-01-20
    COOK, Arron Christopher resigned
    director
  14. 2024-05-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2024-05-21
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2024-04-13
    COOK, Paul Michael resigned
    director
  17. 2023-12-08
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  18. 2023-05-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2023-05-25
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2023-05-18
    ARCH MACHINERY GROUP UK LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  21. 2023-05-14
    COOK, Paul Michael appointed
    director
  22. 2023-02-20
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  23. 2023-02-20
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  24. 2022-11-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PARTICLE GENESIS MINING GROUP PLC
  25. 2022-11-15
    COOK, Arron appointed
    secretary
  26. 2022-11-15
    COOK, Arron Christopher appointed
    director
  27. 2022-11-15
    ARCH MACHINERY GROUP UK LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  28. 2022-11-15
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

2 high · 1 med · 1 low
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-05-31

No active directors on record
high

Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated.

Name changed 2 times
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-11-24: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2025-03-10: certificate-change-of-name-company

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeplc
Incorporated2022-11-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC05102 — SIC 05102

Registered office

3 The Dell
Bellshill
ML4 2PS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-05-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-23
Last: 2025-08-09

Officers (0 active · 4 resigned)

COOK, Arron
secretary · appointed 2022-11-15 · resigned 2025-01-20
Resigned
COOK, Arron Christopher
director · ~24y · appointed 2022-11-15 · resigned 2025-01-20
Resigned
COOK, Paul Michael
director · ~46y · appointed 2023-05-14 · resigned 2024-04-13
Resigned
ARCH MACHINERY GROUP UK LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2022-11-15 · resigned 2023-05-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-05
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-11-18
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-03-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-21