FASTFIXX REFRIGERATION LIMITED

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SC219977 · ltd · incorporated 2001-06-07
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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 (77/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,847

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£31k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£12k£19k£25k£31kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£2.0k£2.0k
Current assets£30.9k£30.9k
Net assets£1.8k£1.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-03-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-12
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    address · AD01
  11. 2018-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-11-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2017-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-03-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2016-06-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-04-29
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2001-06-07
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    Company incorporated
    As FASTFIXX REFRIGERATION LIMITED
  18. 2001-06-07
    ➕
    O BRIEN, June appointed
    secretary
  19. 2001-06-07
    ➕
    O BRIEN, James Derek appointed
    director
  20. 2001-06-07
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2001-06-07
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2001-06-07
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2001-06-07
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Derek O Brien
Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control07/06/2016
Ms June O Brien
Individual · British · DOB 01/1999 · age 27
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control07/06/2016

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
Incorporated2001-06-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

82 Berkeley Street
Glasgow
G3 7DS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

O BRIEN, June→
secretary · appointed 2001-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O BRIEN, James Derek→
director · ~67y · appointed 2001-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-06-07 · resigned 2001-06-07
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-06-07 · resigned 2001-06-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

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gazette · DISS40
2026-03-14
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accounts · AA
2026-03-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-30