FAST FIXX CATERING ENGINEERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC339089 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-07
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.00M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (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 (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,000,162
Net assets shrinking
Down £240,296 YoY
Cash YoY
-13%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£855k
↓ 13% YoY
Net Worth
£1.0m
↓ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£1.0m
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£255k£511k£766k£1.0m£1.3mJun 2024Jun 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£1.04M£1.29M
Current assets£1.02M£1.28M
Cash£855.4k£980.3k
Debtors£154.3k£288.7k
Net assets£1.00M£1.24M

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-19
    📄
    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  3. 2025-08-06
    📄
    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  4. 2025-04-24
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2025-01-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-15
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  7. 2023-10-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-25
    📄
    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  10. 2022-10-19
    📄
    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  11. 2022-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-11-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-09-30
    ➖
    MCFARLANE, George resigned
    director
  17. 2008-03-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FAST FIXX CATERING ENGINEERS LIMITED
  18. 2008-03-07
    ➕
    REID, James Cook appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-03-07
    ➕
    REID, James Cook appointed
    director
  20. 2008-03-07
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2008-03-07
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2008-03-07
    ➕
    MCFARLANE, George appointed
    director
  23. 2008-03-07
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2008-03-07
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 James Cook Reid
Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/07/2016

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

Similar companies

Active · Manufacturing · G postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
DEACON BROTHERS (PRINTERS) LIMITED→
SC029829 · est 1954 · no financials extracted
————72y——
DMG FLOORCARE LTD→
SC351715 · est 2008 · no financials extracted
————17y——
ELIMATT CONSTRUCTION LTD→
SC749797 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
EMBRAND LTD→
SC868011 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
EPR SCOTLAND LIMITED→
SC147994 · est 1993 · no financials extracted
————32y——
FEENESSUK LTD→
SC804438 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————2y——
FINEST BADGES LIMITED→
SC800666 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————2y——
FISNAR EUROPE LTD→
SC379233 · est 2010 · no financials extracted
————15y——
FLAMEO IT LIMITED→
SC756256 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————3y——
FLEMING BUILDINGS LIMITED→
SC049540 · est 1971 · no financials extracted
————54y——
FLETCHER FABRICATIONS (SCOTLAND) LTD.→
SC474314 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
————12y——
FLEXIBLE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED→
SC218807 · est 2001 · no financials extracted
————24y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-03-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

Radleigh House 1, Golf Road
Clarkston
Glasgow
G76 7HU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

REID, James Cook→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REID, James Cook→
director · ~63y · appointed 2008-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-03-07 · resigned 2008-03-07
Resigned
MCFARLANE, George→
director · ~68y · appointed 2008-03-07 · resigned 2016-09-30
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-03-07 · resigned 2008-03-07
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-08-19
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-08-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-10-25
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2022-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30