FOX'S PACIER SPRINTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC293098 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-11
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£113.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced Carrier
Sector: Transportation & storage
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 (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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
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
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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £113,243

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£113k
↑ 61% YoY
Current Assets
£202k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£40k£81k£121k£162k£202kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£114.8k£70.2k
Current assets£201.9k£161.7k
Net assets£113.2k£70.2k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-13
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2020-12-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-12-01
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  10. 2020-02-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2018-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2005-11-14
    FOX, Mandy appointed
    secretary
  17. 2005-11-14
    FOX, Jamie Richard appointed
    director
  18. 2005-11-14
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  19. 2005-11-14
    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  20. 2005-11-13
    @UK DORMANT COMPANY SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2005-11-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FOX'S PACIER SPRINTS LIMITED
  22. 2005-11-11
    @UK DORMANT COMPANY SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-11-11
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-11-11
    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-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

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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
Mrs Mandy Fox
Individual · British · DOB 07/1980 · age 46
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/11/2019
Mr Jamie Richard Fox
Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1979 · age 47
2550%
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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-11-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC53202 — Unlicenced Carrier

Registered office

The Cooper Building 505
Great Western Road
Glasgow
G12 8HN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-25
Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

FOX, Mandy
secretary · appointed 2005-11-14
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Active
FOX, Jamie Richard
director · ~47y · appointed 2005-11-14
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Active
@UK DORMANT COMPANY SECRETARY LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-11-11 · resigned 2005-11-13
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-11-11 · resigned 2005-11-14
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-11-11 · resigned 2005-11-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-01-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-12-10
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2020-12-01