INVERALLAN GROUNDS MAINTENANCE LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC723474 · ltd · incorporated 2022-02-17
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees15

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-07-30
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-05-21
    MAXWELL, John resigned
    director
  6. 2025-03-20
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  7. 2025-03-17
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  8. 2025-03-17
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2025-01-06
    MAXWELL, Pamela Anne Rose Sadgrove Dickson resigned
    director
  10. 2025-01-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-02-20
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    capital · SH01
  13. 2024-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-11-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2023-04-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2023-02-06
    MAXWELL, Ranald Wallace Richard appointed
    director
  17. 2023-02-06
    MAXWELL, Pamela Anne Rose Sadgrove Dickson appointed
    director
  18. 2023-02-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2023-02-06
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    officers · AP01
  20. 2023-02-06
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    officers · AP01
  21. 2022-05-30
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  22. 2022-02-17
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    Company incorporated
    As INVERALLAN GROUNDS MAINTENANCE LTD
  23. 2022-02-17
    MAXWELL, John appointed
    director
  24. 2022-02-17
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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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Maxwell
Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60
2550%
25-50% shares17/02/2022

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
Incorporated2022-02-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities

Registered office

2 Marshall Place
Perth
PH2 8AH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MAXWELL, Ranald Wallace Richard
director · ~24y · appointed 2023-02-06
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Active
MAXWELL, John
director · ~60y · appointed 2022-02-17 · resigned 2025-05-21
Resigned
MAXWELL, Pamela Anne Rose Sadgrove Dickson
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-02-06 · resigned 2025-01-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-22
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-03-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-03-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-07
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-11-11