FISHER & SON LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC242302 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-15
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-25.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £25,483

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£25k
↓ 164% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 85% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£25k-£20k-£15k-£9k-£4k£2kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£49.5k£61.4k
Current assets£1.9k£1.0k
Net assets£-25.5k£-9.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-09-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-13
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-04-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-09-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-09-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-08-01
    ➖
    FISHER, Sandra resigned
    director
  12. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-08-06
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2019-01-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2018-10-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-10-11
    ➕
    FISHER, Sandra appointed
    director
  19. 2018-10-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2018-09-30
    ➕
    FISHER, Blair Douglas appointed
    director
  21. 2018-08-25
    ➖
    FISHER, Craig resigned
    director
  22. 2013-12-31
    ➖
    FISHER, Sandra resigned
    secretary
  23. 2003-01-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FISHER & SON LTD.
  24. 2003-01-15
    ➕
    FISHER, Sandra appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-01-15
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-01-15
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-01-15
    ➕
    FISHER, Craig appointed
    director
  28. 2003-01-15
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2003-01-15
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FISHER" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Blair Douglas Fisher
Individual · British · DOB 10/1993 · age 33
75–100%
—75-100% shares25/08/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Craig Fisherceased 25/08/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-01-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

179 179 Inverkip Road
Greenock
PA16 9EU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last: 2026-01-15

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

FISHER, Blair Douglas→
director · ~33y · appointed 2018-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FISHER, Sandra→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-15 · resigned 2013-12-31
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-15 · resigned 2003-01-15
Resigned
FISHER, Craig→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-01-15 · resigned 2018-08-25
Resigned
FISHER, Sandra→
director · ~59y · appointed 2018-10-11 · resigned 2022-08-01
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-15 · resigned 2003-01-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-22