INTEGRITY AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC629435 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2024
Net worth
£-5.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £5,852
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£6k
Current Assets
£45k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-05-31 | 2023-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-5.9k | — |
| Current assets | £44.6k | — |
| Net assets | £-5.9k | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-28➕PRAETOR DEFENCE LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2025-08-28📄appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP02
- 2024-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-07-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-05-03🏢Company incorporatedAs INTEGRITY AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD
- 2019-05-03➕BILSLAND, David Thomas Edward appointeddirector
- 2019-05-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Thomas Edward Bilsland Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 03/05/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-05-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990
Registered office
Lower Flat 1
George Square
Blairgowrie
PH13 9DW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-19
Last: 2025-05-05
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BILSLAND, David Thomas Edward→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2019-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PRAETOR DEFENCE LIMITED→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2025-08-28
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Recent filings (16 total)
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-07-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-07-02