ON SITE AUDIO VISUAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC269886 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-25

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

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

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£346.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.8y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 17.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

60 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £346,225

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£346k

↑ 13% YoY

Current Assets

£256k

↑ 14% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£382.1k	£359.3k
Current assets	£256.0k	£223.6k
Net assets	£346.2k	£307.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-02-18
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2024-11-13
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2023-11-29
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2023-02-20
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accounts · AA
2023-01-16
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address · AD01
2022-09-06
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address · AD01
2022-03-22
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accounts · AA
2021-04-29
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2020-03-18
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2019-03-21
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accounts · AA
2018-03-29
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accounts · AA
2017-06-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-06-27
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officers · CH01
2017-06-27
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officers · CH03
2016-12-21
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accounts · AA
2016-06-28
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2008-08-09
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2004-07-05
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HAMILTON, Fiona appointed
secretary
2004-07-05
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HAMILTON, Michael appointed
director
2004-07-05
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PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2004-07-05
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PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2004-06-25
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Company incorporated
As ON SITE AUDIO VISUAL SERVICES LIMITED
2004-06-25
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PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-06-25
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PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100

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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Michael Hamilton Individual · British · DOB 12/1959 · age 67	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	25/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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BIGGAR MUSEUM TRUST→ SC398044 · est 2011	—	—	£2.14M	—	15y	83	77y
THE BIGGAR ALBION FOUNDATION LIMITED→ SC214838 · est 2001	—	—	£462.7k	—	25y	83	70y
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FOOTBALL LIMITED→ SC167752 · est 1996	—	—	£234.5k	—	29y	82	71y
PHOTOFLASH TRAVEL LTD.→ SC386666 · est 2010	—	—	£431.8k	—	15y	82	63y
R. & F. WILMOT LTD.→ SC262419 · est 2004	—	—	—	700	22y	82	60y
BIGGAR & DISTRICT COMMUNITY HERITAGE LIMITED→ SC281826 · est 2005	—	—	£12.3k	—	21y	81	80y
LOTHIAN CAR CLUB (EDINBURGH) LIMITED (THE)→ SC026550 · est 1948	—	—	£39.0k	—	77y	81	71y
A L BEAUTY CLINIC LTD→ SC387141 · est 2010	—	—	£31.5k	—	15y	80	60y
ALBA TOURS LIMITED→ SC233633 · est 2002	—	—	£206.2k	—	23y	80	65y
BARR LEISURE LIMITED→ SC154882 · est 1994 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	31y	80	65y
ELITE SPORTS ANALYSIS LIMITED→ SC207793 · est 2000	—	—	£325.4k	—	25y	80	62y
EVENT-A-LOO LIMITED→ SC244111 · est 2003	—	—	£3.70M	—	23y	80	66y

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2004-06-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

76 Hamilton Road

Motherwell

ML1 3BY

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-09

Last: 2025-06-25

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HAMILTON, Fiona→

secretary · appointed 2004-07-05

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Active

HAMILTON, Michael→

director · ~67y · appointed 2004-07-05

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Active

PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-06-25 · resigned 2004-07-05

Resigned

PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2004-06-25 · resigned 2004-07-05

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	09/08/2008	—

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Recent filings (60 total)

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accounts · AA

2026-02-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-11-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-11-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-02-20

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-01-16

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-09-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-03-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-06-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-04-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-06-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-03-18