QEM SERVICES LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive

SC764433 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-31

Investment thesis

Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.

Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.

Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.

Why now

Window steady · medium confidence

Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.

· Filings: 16 → 21

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

↑Filings: 16 → 21

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

21 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 2 other

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 2 other
• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 2 accounts
• 2 other

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-07-11
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accounts · AA
2026-07-11
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-07-11
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-07-11
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-06-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-19
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officers · AP03
2026-01-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-06
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BLAKEY, Anne Helen appointed
secretary
2026-01-05
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CLAY, Jason Christopher appointed
director
2026-01-05
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MOWAT, Andrew Francis appointed
director
2025-01-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-18
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-05-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-04
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-03-04
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-03-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-29
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BOYLE, Andrew Iain appointed
director
2024-02-29
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PEDERSEN, Henrik Vorgod appointed
director
2024-02-29
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GRAHAM, Robert John resigned
director
2023-03-31
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Company incorporated
As QEM SERVICES LIMITED
2023-03-31
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GRAHAM, Robert John appointed
director
2023-03-31
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Qems Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Qems Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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QEM SERVICES LIMITED

This company · SC764433

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Qems Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	31/03/2023

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

Incorporated2023-03-31

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

3 Brownsburn Industrial Estate

Airdrie

ML6 9SE

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-13

Last: 2026-03-30