AQUILA MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC553466 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-29
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
£35.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of construction holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68310Real estate agencies
  • 98000Residents property management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 3 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
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £34,955
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,662 YoY
Cash YoY
-27%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£27k
↓ 27% YoY
Net Worth
£35k
↓ 4.5% YoY
Current Assets
£53k
↑ 7.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£11k£21k£32k£42k£53kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£39.3k£43.6k
Current assets£53.0k£49.5k
Cash£26.8k£36.7k
Debtors£26.2k£12.7k
Net assets£35.0k£36.6k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2022-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-29
    CLARK, Zoe Jane Macdonald resigned
    director
  7. 2021-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-09-20
    CLARK, Zoe Jane Macdonald appointed
    director
  10. 2021-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2021-04-06
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2020-10-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2016-12-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AQUILA MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
  18. 2016-12-29
    CLARK, Paul Alexander Mclean appointed
    director
  19. 2016-12-29
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 Paul Alexander Mclean Clark
Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting29/12/2016

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
Incorporated2016-12-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64203 — Activities of construction holding companies

Registered office

98 High Street
Airdrie
ML6 0DX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-11
Last: 2025-12-28

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CLARK, Paul Alexander Mclean
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-12-29
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Active
CLARK, Zoe Jane Macdonald
director · ~29y · appointed 2021-09-20 · resigned 2022-09-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-04-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-04-06