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FAIR ISLE BIRD OBSERVATORY TRUST (THE)

💤Zombieactive

SC097207 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1986-02-10

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.

Why now

Window steady · high confidence

Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.

· Lifecycle stage: mature → zombie
· Investment thesis: unclassified → zombie_hold
· Opportunity score: 77 → 70
· Hygiene score: 75 → 80

Opportunity decay

drifting distress · 6-months

Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.

· Lifecycle stage drifting downward
· Currently "zombie"

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 3 improved, 3 worsened.

↓Lifecycle stage: mature → zombie
·Investment thesis: unclassified → zombie_hold
↓Opportunity score: 77 → 70
↑Hygiene score: 75 → 80
↓Bankability: 85 → 75
+3 more

Last 90 days

Mixed signals in the last 90 days — 3 improved, 3 worsened.

↓Lifecycle stage: mature → zombie
·Investment thesis: unclassified → zombie_hold
↓Opportunity score: 77 → 70
↑Hygiene score: 75 → 80
↓Bankability: 85 → 75
+3 more

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

£7.50M

book net assets

Opportunity

70/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (40/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

No charge records returned

Directors & officers

No officers data

Ownership & PSC

No PSC data returned

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

No filing history

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

70/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £7,502,855

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£90k

Net Worth

£7.5m

Current Assets

£336k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-10-31
Total assets	£8.01M
Current assets	£335.8k
Cash	£89.6k
Debtors	£233.1k
Net assets	£7.50M

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

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3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Corporate timeline (1 events)Click to expand

1986-02-10
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Company incorporated
As FAIR ISLE BIRD OBSERVATORY TRUST (THE)

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

+No director turnover: Company is 40 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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

Incorporated1986-02-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC91040 — Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities

Registered office

C/O Anderson Strathern Llp

58 Morrison Street

Edinburgh

EH3 8BP

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-24

Last: 2026-03-10