FAST CLEAN (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC091321 · ltd · incorporated 1985-01-22
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£3.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 90-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 90). 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 (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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £3,197
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,483 YoY
Cash YoY
+29%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£11k
↑ 29% YoY
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↑ 2.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.6k | £5.2k |
| Current assets | £16.4k | £16.0k |
| Cash | £10.9k | £8.5k |
| Debtors | £5.2k | £7.4k |
| Net assets | £3.2k | £4.7k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-09-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-09-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-07-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-06-12➖LOCKHART, Mary Josephine resignedsecretary
- 2017-06-12➖LOCKHART, Mary Josephine resigneddirector
- 2016-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 1985-01-22🏢Company incorporatedAs FAST CLEAN (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 John Lockhart Individual · British · DOB 10/1936 · age 90 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Mary Josephine Lockhartceased 12/06/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
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
Incorporated1985-01-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Burngrange Lodge
Dalzell Estate
Motherwell
Lanarkshire
ML1 2BL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
Active
LOCKHART, Mary Josephine→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2017-06-12
LOCKHART, Mary Josephine→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 2017-06-12
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Recent filings (97 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-07-24