P3 CONSULTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC348234 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-08
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£526.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £526,868
Net assets shrinking
Down £24,796 YoY
Cash YoY
-5%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£544k
↓ 4.6% YoY
Net Worth
£527k
↓ 4.5% YoY
Current Assets
£638k
↓ 6.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£136k£272k£407k£543k£679kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£528.1k£552.6k
Current assets£638.0k£678.8k
Cash£544.0k£570.0k
Debtors£94.0k£108.8k
Net assets£526.9k£551.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2022-09-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-09-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2010-05-17
    ➕
    DOBSON, Joseph Leonard appointed
    secretary
  17. 2010-05-17
    ➖
    BOYLE, Lesley Moraig resigned
    secretary
  18. 2009-01-09
    ➕
    DOBSON, Joseph Leonard appointed
    director
  19. 2009-01-09
    ➖
    NAIRN, David Hamilton resigned
    director
  20. 2008-10-03
    ➕
    BOYLE, Lesley Moraig appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-10-03
    ➕
    NAIRN, David Hamilton appointed
    director
  22. 2008-10-03
    ➖
    TOWNSEND, Paul Michael resigned
    director
  23. 2008-09-29
    ➕
    TOWNSEND, Paul Michael appointed
    director
  24. 2008-09-29
    ➖
    JORDAN NOMINEES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  25. 2008-09-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As P3 CONSULTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  26. 2008-09-08
    ➕
    JORDAN NOMINEES (SCOTLAND) 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Audrey Dobson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting14/09/2022
Mr Joseph Leonard Dobson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-09-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Kings Inch Place
Renfrew
PA4 8WF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

DOBSON, Joseph Leonard→
secretary · appointed 2010-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOBSON, Joseph Leonard→
director · ~65y · appointed 2009-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOYLE, Lesley Moraig→
secretary · appointed 2008-10-03 · resigned 2010-05-17
Resigned
NAIRN, David Hamilton→
director · ~57y · appointed 2008-10-03 · resigned 2009-01-09
Resigned
TOWNSEND, Paul Michael→
director · ~64y · appointed 2008-09-29 · resigned 2008-10-03
Resigned
JORDAN NOMINEES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-09-08 · resigned 2008-09-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-09