FAROE'S FINEST LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC364540 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-25
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
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-01
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2024-02-01
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2023-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-09-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-08-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-04-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-04-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-03-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-09-19
    TREGONNING, Martin Edward Treloar resigned
    secretary
  17. 2009-08-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FAROE'S FINEST LTD
  18. 2009-08-25
    MACPHERSON, Alasdair Duncan appointed
    director
  19. 2009-08-25
    TREGONNING, Martin Edward Treloar appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

85/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • 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
Mr Alasdair Duncan Macpherson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1977 · age 49
75100%
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
Incorporated2009-08-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

4 Culsetter Park
Brae
Shetland
ZE2 9WL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MACPHERSON, Alasdair Duncan
director · ~49y · appointed 2009-08-25
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Active
TREGONNING, Martin Edward Treloar
secretary · appointed 2009-08-25 · resigned 2015-09-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-02-01
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-02