HRM HOMECARE SERVICES LTD.
💤Zombieactive
SC167583 · ltd · incorporated 1996-08-09
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£1.32M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 18.2y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 2 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,322,522
Cash YoY
+16%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.4m
↑ 16% YoY
Net Worth
£1.3m
↑ 7.8% YoY
Current Assets
£2.3m
↑ 5.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.32M | £1.23M |
| Current assets | £2.29M | £2.18M |
| Cash | £1.37M | £1.18M |
| Debtors | £919.2k | £998.9k |
| Net assets | £1.32M | £1.23M |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-04-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-14📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2018-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-26📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2016-05-03📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2016-05-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2016-04-12➕LAUGHLAND, Russell Stuart appointedsecretary
- 2016-04-12➖STUART, Jane Thomas resignedsecretary
- 2008-02-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2003-02-14➕STUART, Jane Thomas appointedsecretary
- 2003-02-14➖STUART, Leonard Ian resignedsecretary
- 1998-12-14➖STUART, Jane Thomas resignedsecretary
- 1998-12-14➕STUART, Leonard Ian appointedsecretary
- 1998-03-31➖PITCAIRN, John Morson Shearer resignedsecretary
- 1998-03-31➕STUART, Jane Thomas appointedsecretary
- 1996-08-09🏢Company incorporatedAs HRM HOMECARE SERVICES LTD.
- 1996-08-09➕LAUGHLAND, Lynn appointeddirector
- 1996-08-09➕PITCAIRN, John Morson Shearer appointedsecretary
- 1996-08-09➕REID, Brian appointednominee-secretary
- 1996-08-09➖REID, Brian resignednominee-secretary
- 1996-08-09➕MABBOTT, Stephen appointednominee-director
- 1996-08-09➖MABBOTT, Stephen resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Lynn Laughland Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 09/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-08-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
75 London Road
Kilmarnock
Ayrshire
KA3 7BP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-23
Last: 2025-08-09
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
LAUGHLAND, Russell Stuart→
Activesecretary · appointed 2016-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAUGHLAND, Lynn→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 1996-08-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PITCAIRN, John Morson Shearer→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-08-09 · resigned 1998-03-31
REID, Brian→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1996-08-09 · resigned 1996-08-09
STUART, Jane Thomas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-02-14 · resigned 2016-04-12
STUART, Jane Thomas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-03-31 · resigned 1998-12-14
STUART, Leonard Ian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-12-14 · resigned 2003-02-14
MABBOTT, Stephen→
Resignednominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1996-08-09 · resigned 1996-08-09
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 05/02/2008 | 19/04/2022 |
Recent filings (82 total)
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
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mortgage · MR04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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2021-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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