FIFE SHOPPING & SUPPORT SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC384248 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-08-25

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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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

13 officers (7 active, 13 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

55 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red 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 (38 events)Click to expand

2025-06-04
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accounts · AA
2025-02-06
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officers · TM01
2025-01-31
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MCCREARY, Debbie resigned
director
2024-06-05
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accounts · AA
2023-11-21
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officers · AP01
2023-11-21
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officers · TM01
2023-11-21
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officers · TM01
2023-11-19
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MITCHELL, Duncan John resigned
director
2023-11-18
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DULLEA, Avril resigned
director
2023-11-16
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GILLIES, Anthony John appointed
director
2023-10-26
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officers · AP01
2023-10-23
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CUNNINGHAM, Jodie appointed
director
2023-06-01
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accounts · AA
2023-04-19
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GRIEVE, Audrey appointed
director
2023-04-19
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LATTO, William appointed
director
2023-04-19
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officers · AP01
2023-04-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-04-12
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CUNNINGHAM, Jodie resigned
director
2019-06-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-20
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MCCREARY, Debbie appointed
director
2019-03-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-03-19
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CUNNINGHAM, Jodie appointed
director
2019-03-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-12-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-12-15
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LAING, Alan resigned
director
2015-02-01
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DULLEA, Avril appointed
director
2014-09-01
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DUTHIE, Linda Ann appointed
director
2013-11-18
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MITCHELL, Duncan John appointed
director
2012-12-31
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MCQUEEN, James resigned
director
2011-09-02
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LAING, Alan appointed
director
2010-11-03
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OGILVIE, Lynne appointed
director
2010-08-25
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Company incorporated
As FIFE SHOPPING & SUPPORT SERVICES LTD
2010-08-25
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OGILVIE, Lynne appointed
secretary
2010-08-25
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MCQUEEN, James appointed
director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2010-08-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

Collydean Cottage

Pitmedden Loan

Glenrothes

Fife

KY7 6UG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-08

Last: 2025-08-25