FAIRLIE FASCINATING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC361490 · ltd · incorporated 2009-06-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£2.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
38 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,791
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,841 YoY
Cash YoY
+34%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£28k
↑ 34% YoY
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 68% YoY
Current Assets
£52k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.8k | £8.6k |
| Current assets | £52.0k | £45.7k |
| Cash | £27.9k | £20.9k |
| Net assets | £2.8k | £8.6k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2016-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-06-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-06-22🏢Company incorporatedAs FAIRLIE FASCINATING LIMITED
- 2009-06-22➕ANNANDALE, Ann Isobel appointedsecretary
- 2009-06-22➕ANNANDALE, Ann Isobel appointeddirector
- 2009-06-22➕ANNANDALE, Graeme Johnstone appointeddirector
Owner dependency
84/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Graeme Johnstone Annandale Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| EWAN MACKENZIE LIMITED→ SC444397 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| FAIR PRICE FINTRY LTD→ SC585117 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| FAMILY SHOPPER STORES LTD→ SC758589 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| FUNGARIUM LTD→ SC834445 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-06-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Registered office
4 The Gardens
Woodville
Arbroath
Angus
DD11 3RH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
ANNANDALE, Ann Isobel→
Activesecretary · appointed 2009-06-22
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ANNANDALE, Ann Isobel→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2009-06-22
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ANNANDALE, Graeme Johnstone→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2009-06-22
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Recent filings (38 total)
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2025-08-26
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2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2024-08-28
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2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2023-08-28
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2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2022-08-30
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2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2021-08-30
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2021-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2020-08-31
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2020-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2019-08-26
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2019-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2018-08-31