FAST SNAX LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC247368 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-07
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£24.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £24,698
Cash YoY
-25%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£25k
↓ 25% YoY
Net Worth
£25k
↑ 54% YoY
Current Assets
£52k
↑ 3.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£21k£31k£42k£52kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£41.4k£42.4k
Current assets£51.9k£50.1k
Cash£25.4k£33.7k
Debtors£25.7k£15.7k
Net assets£24.7k£16.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-24
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    address · AD01
  8. 2020-01-30
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-27
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-09
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    officers · TM02
  13. 2017-05-04
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    SIMPSON, Frazer resigned
    secretary
  14. 2016-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2006-10-16
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    BERGIN, Allison appointed
    director
  18. 2006-10-16
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    LINDSAY, Hugh Fraser resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-10-16
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Frazer appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-10-16
    ➖
    LINDSAY, Kim resigned
    director
  21. 2004-10-26
    ➖
    GILBERT, John resigned
    secretary
  22. 2004-10-26
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    LINDSAY, Hugh Fraser appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-04-07
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    Company incorporated
    As FAST SNAX LTD.
  24. 2003-04-07
    ➕
    GILBERT, John appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-04-07
    ➕
    LINDSAY, Kim appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
Ms Allison Bergin
Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mr Frazer Simpson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-04-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

60 Clove Mill Wynd
Larkhall
ML9 1NT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last: 2025-06-13

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BERGIN, Allison→
director · ~53y · appointed 2006-10-16
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Active
GILBERT, John→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-07 · resigned 2004-10-26
Resigned
LINDSAY, Hugh Fraser→
secretary · appointed 2004-10-26 · resigned 2006-10-16
Resigned
SIMPSON, Frazer→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-16 · resigned 2017-05-04
Resigned
LINDSAY, Kim→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-04-07 · resigned 2006-10-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-30