FRASER PERRATT LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC264191 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-01
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46210
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (75/100)

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, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2026-03-12
    ➖
    PERRATT, William Fraser (Snr) resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-03-11
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2004-04-24
    ➕
    PERRATT, William Fraser (Snr) appointed
    secretary
  18. 2004-04-22
    ➕
    PERRATT, William Fraser (Jnr) appointed
    director
  19. 2004-04-21
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2004-04-21
    ➖
    CODIR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  21. 2004-04-21
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2004-03-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FRASER PERRATT LTD.
  23. 2004-03-01
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-03-01
    ➕
    CODIR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2004-03-01
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PERRATT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Fraser (Jnr) Perratt
Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-03-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46210 — SIC 46210

Registered office

South Cathkin Farm
Rutherglen
Glasgow
G73 5RG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

PERRATT, William Fraser (Jnr)→
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-04-22
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Active
PERRATT, William Fraser (Snr)→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-24 · resigned 2026-03-12
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-01 · resigned 2004-04-21
Resigned
CODIR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-01 · resigned 2004-04-21
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-01 · resigned 2004-04-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-04