F & S (IT) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC328183 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-23
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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: 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31

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

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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-07-14
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-07-07
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    HUSAIN, Akhtar resigned
    director
  4. 2024-08-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-08-28
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  6. 2024-01-04
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  7. 2022-12-09
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  8. 2022-04-25
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  9. 2021-04-27
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  10. 2020-04-30
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  11. 2019-04-26
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  12. 2019-04-26
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  13. 2019-04-26
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  14. 2018-04-30
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  15. 2017-07-24
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  16. 2017-04-26
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  17. 2017-01-02
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    HUSAIN, Akhtar appointed
    director
  18. 2017-01-02
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    HUSAIN, Samar Nafis resigned
    director
  19. 2016-09-26
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    HUSAIN, Samar Nafis appointed
    director
  20. 2009-06-30
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    B-CORPORATE LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-07-23
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    Company incorporated
    As F & S (IT) LIMITED
  22. 2007-07-23
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    HUSAIN, Farid appointed
    director
  23. 2007-07-23
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    B-CORPORATE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

93/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Farid Husain
Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares23/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Akhtar Husainceased 07/07/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2007-07-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-18
Last: 2025-07-04

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

HUSAIN, Farid→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
B-CORPORATE LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-07-23 · resigned 2009-06-30
Resigned
HUSAIN, Akhtar→
director · ~92y · appointed 2017-01-02 · resigned 2025-07-07
Resigned
HUSAIN, Samar Nafis→
director · ~51y · appointed 2016-09-26 · resigned 2017-01-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-30