FAIRLIE PIER LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2 | £2 |
| Net assets | £2 | £2 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
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Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-08-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2004-09-30➖LATIMER, Martin Robert resigneddirector
- 2002-08-26➕MCDONAGH, Gavin appointedsecretary
- 2002-08-26➕MCDONAGH, Gavin appointeddirector
- 2002-08-26➖MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-08-26➕LATIMER, Martin Robert appointeddirector
- 2002-08-26➖MBM BOARD NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-08-29🏢Company incorporatedAs FAIRLIE PIER LIMITED
- 2001-08-29➕MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2001-08-29➕MBM BOARD NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. 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 24 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
cleanGroup structure
Mrs Holts Trust For The Grandchildren holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Holts Trust For The Grandchildren Corporate entity | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 23/10/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs June Holtceased 22/10/2022· 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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