FJA CONSULTING LIMITED

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SC355745 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-27
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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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
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
42 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-07
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    ALLAN, Richard Mcleish resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-10-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2024-06-27
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  5. 2023-07-31
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  6. 2022-11-04
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  7. 2021-12-17
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  8. 2020-08-25
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  9. 2019-11-14
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  10. 2018-10-24
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  11. 2017-10-05
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  12. 2016-12-29
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  13. 2016-03-24
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  14. 2015-10-14
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  15. 2015-03-25
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  16. 2014-12-09
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  17. 2010-03-29
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    ALLAN, Richard Mcleish resigned
    director
  18. 2009-03-16
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    ALLAN, Fiona Joan appointed
    director
  19. 2009-02-27
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    Company incorporated
    As FJA CONSULTING LIMITED
  20. 2009-02-27
    ➕
    ALLAN, Richard Mcleish appointed
    secretary
  21. 2009-02-27
    ➕
    ALLAN, Richard Mcleish appointed
    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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — 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 62. 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 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
Mrs Fiona Joan Allan
Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-02-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Loanend Farm
Kinnoir
Huntly
Aberdeenshire
AB54 7XX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ALLAN, Fiona Joan→
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLAN, Richard Mcleish→
secretary · appointed 2009-02-27 · resigned 2025-10-07
Resigned
ALLAN, Richard Mcleish→
director · ~70y · appointed 2009-02-27 · resigned 2010-03-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-14