FEDERATION AGAINST SOFTWARE THEFT

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01821298 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1984-06-01

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

—

year to Feb 2026

Net worth

£24.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other information technology service activities

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

94990Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

77 officers (9 active, 77 linked, 76 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

263 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £24,015

Net assets shrinking

Down £19,076 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£24k

↓ 44% YoY

Current Assets

£57k

↓ 22% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-02-28	2025-02-28
Total assets	£24.0k	£43.1k
Current assets	£57.2k	£73.7k
Net assets	£24.0k	£43.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (149 events)Click to expand

2026-03-28
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2025-11-30
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accounts · AA
2025-11-03
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officers · TM01
2025-10-30
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HALES, Richard Martin resigned
director
2024-11-30
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accounts · AA
2024-10-16
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officers · TM01
2024-10-16
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officers · TM01
2024-10-16
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officers · TM01
2024-10-04
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JEFFS, Ian Anthony resigned
director
2024-10-04
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MACLEOD, Stephanie Catherine Iris resigned
director
2024-09-30
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TERRAR, David Graham resigned
director
2023-11-30
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accounts · AA
2023-11-10
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officers · AP01
2023-11-01
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officers · AP01
2023-10-26
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MACLEOD, Stephanie Catherine Iris appointed
director
2023-09-13
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JEFFS, Ian Anthony appointed
director
2023-06-14
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officers · CH01
2022-11-30
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accounts · AA
2022-01-30
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officers · TM01
2021-12-31
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KOUNOUPIAS, Nicholas resigned
director
2021-11-30
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accounts · AA
2021-03-01
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2021-01-19
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officers · TM01
2020-12-03
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MOYSE, Ian Robert resigned
director
2019-11-29
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accounts · AA
2019-10-04
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officers · TM01
2019-09-24
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SYKES, Richard John, Dr resigned
director
2019-07-18
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BENNETT, Frank Alan Leslie resigned
director
2018-12-13
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KEOWN, Philip Robert resigned
director
2017-12-13
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BLUNDEN, Mark Edward resigned
director
2017-04-27
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TERRAR, David Graham appointed
director
2016-05-11
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BENNETT, Frank Alan Leslie appointed
director
2015-12-10
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MOYSE, Ian Robert appointed
director
2015-12-10
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OSBORNE, Ian Francis resigned
director
2015-09-22
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MERSON, Philip Martin Alexander resigned
director
2015-07-03
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DAVIS, David appointed
director
2015-07-03
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FORD, Anthony David Ernest appointed
director
2015-05-14
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HEATHCOTE HOBBINS, Julian appointed
director
2014-09-26
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BURTON, Andrew Michael resigned
director
2014-09-19
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FENTON, Stuart Andrew resigned
director
2013-12-04
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ATKINSON, Richard William appointed
director
2013-12-04
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FENTON, Stuart Andrew appointed
director
2013-09-25
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VIRDI, Satpaul resigned
director
2013-03-01
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MERSON, Philip Martin Alexander appointed
director
2013-03-01
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OSBORNE, Ian Francis appointed
director
2013-03-01
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SYKES, Richard John, Dr appointed
director
2013-02-06
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ANTHONY, John Stuart Frazer resigned
director
2012-06-20
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ALLAN, Peter Wishart appointed
director
2012-06-20
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FROHLICH, David Oliver, Shaun resigned
director
2012-06-01
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CRESSWELL, Mark Jonathan resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 149 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1984-06-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

50 Station Road

Amersham

Bucks

HP7 0BD

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-11-30

Last made up to: 2026-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-13

Last: 2025-10-30