PDM CUSTOMS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC773343 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-21
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£12.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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
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
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £12,810

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£13k
Current Assets
£14k
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£6k£8k£11k£14kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£12.8k
Current assets£13.9k
Net assets£12.8k

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-05-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-20
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-09-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-09-10
    YAP, Yan Chiou resigned
    director
  7. 2024-09-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-06-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PDM CUSTOMS LTD
  9. 2023-06-21
    MCMAHON, Peter David appointed
    director
  10. 2023-06-21
    YAP, Yan Chiou appointed
    director
  11. 2023-06-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter David Mcmahon
Individual · British · DOB 09/1982 · age 44
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting21/06/2023

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
Incorporated2023-06-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

First Floor 4 Earls Court
Earls Gate Business Park
Grangemouth
Scotland
FK3 8ZE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MCMAHON, Peter David
director · ~44y · appointed 2023-06-21
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Active
YAP, Yan Chiou
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-06-21 · resigned 2024-09-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-21