PROTECTIVE SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC096509 · ltd · incorporated 1985-12-20
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£-31.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 19.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £31,947

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£32k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£32k-£26k-£19k-£13k-£6k£1Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£-31.9k£-31.9k
Current assets£1£1
Net assets£-31.9k£-31.9k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
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  2. 2026-01-26
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-30
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    LOVE, Lesley Scott resigned
    director
  4. 2025-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-21
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  6. 2023-09-11
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  7. 2023-01-03
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    address · AD01
  8. 2022-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  11. 2019-01-31
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  12. 2018-05-06
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  13. 2017-09-06
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  14. 2016-09-07
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-01-22
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  16. 2015-09-16
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  17. 2007-03-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2007-01-09
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    LING, Corin Adrienne appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-01-09
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    LING, Corin Adrienne appointed
    director
  20. 2007-01-09
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    LOVE, James Robertson resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-01-09
    ➖
    LOVE, Adrienne Jean Morton resigned
    director
  22. 2007-01-09
    ➖
    LOVE, James Robertson resigned
    director
  23. 2007-01-09
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    LOVE, Lesley Scott appointed
    director
  24. 1988-12-31
    ➕
    LOVE, James Robertson appointed
    director
  25. 1985-12-20
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    Company incorporated
    As PROTECTIVE SERVICES LIMITED

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Corin Adrienne Love
Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/04/2016

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
Incorporated1985-12-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

6 Larchfield Avenue
Newton Mearns
Glasgow
G77 5PW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

LING, Corin Adrienne→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-09
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Active
LING, Corin Adrienne→
director · ~50y · appointed 2007-01-09
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Active
LOVE, James Robertson→
secretary · resigned 2007-01-09
Resigned
LOVE, Adrienne Jean Morton→
director · ~80y · resigned 2007-01-09
Resigned
LOVE, James Robertson→
director · ~83y · appointed 1988-12-31 · resigned 2007-01-09
Resigned
LOVE, Lesley Scott→
director · ~46y · appointed 2007-01-09 · resigned 2025-12-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property05/03/2007—
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Recent filings (106 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-29