FFF VENTURES LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC360113 · ltd · incorporated 2009-05-22

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

63/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

37 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

63/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2025-05-20
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2025-05-20
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Company dissolved
2025-03-04
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2025-02-25
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dissolution · DS01
2024-04-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-04-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-05-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-02-22
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-06-06
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accounts · AAMD
2017-04-21
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accounts · AA
2016-09-19
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2016-06-20
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annual-return · AR01
2016-04-01
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accounts · AA
2015-06-17
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annual-return · AR01
2009-05-22
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Company incorporated
As FFF VENTURES LTD
2009-05-22
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SOMERVILLE, Ronald Whitelaw appointed
secretary
2009-05-22
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SOMERVILLE, Ronald Whitelaw appointed
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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
+No director turnover: Company is 17 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 69. 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 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

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2025-05-20

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ronald Whitelaw Somerville Individual · British · DOB 10/1957 · age 69	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2009-05-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

36 Middlemuir Road

Lenzie Kirkintilloch

Glasgow

East Dunbartonshire

G66 4NA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2023-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: 2024-05-01

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

SOMERVILLE, Ronald Whitelaw→

secretary · appointed 2009-05-22

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Active

SOMERVILLE, Ronald Whitelaw→

director · ~69y · appointed 2009-05-22

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Recent filings (37 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2025-05-20

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2025-03-04

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2025-02-25