FLDK UK LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15642154 · ltd · incorporated 2024-04-13
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10920
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-11-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-13🏢Company incorporatedAs FLDK UK LTD
- 2024-04-13➕KINGHAN, Timothy appointeddirector
- 2024-04-13➕SHEARER, Tom appointeddirector
- 2024-04-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Shearer Individual · Irish · DOB 04/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/04/2024 |
Timothy Kinghan Individual · Irish · DOB 10/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/04/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-04-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10920 — SIC 10920
Registered office
The Old Dairy 12 Stephen Road
Headington
Oxford
OX3 9AY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
KINGHAN, Timothy→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2024-04-13
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SHEARER, Tom→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2024-04-13
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Recent filings (9 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-04-13