FOLA LIMITED

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SC387667 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-26
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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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£21.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: General medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £21,764

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£22k
Current Assets
£4k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£9k£13k£17k£22kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£21.8k—
Current assets£3.8k—
Net assets£21.8k—
Average employees—200

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-12-19
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-08
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-10-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2017-01-23
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-11-05
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-10-26
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    Company incorporated
    As FOLA LIMITED
  17. 2010-10-26
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    ODUNIYI, Zubaidat, Dr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Zubaidat Oduniyi
Individual · Nigerian · DOB 06/1978 · age 48
75–100%
—75-100% shares05/10/2016
Dr Zubaidat Oduniyi
Individual · Nigerian · DOB 06/1978 · age 48
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence03/10/2016

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
Incorporated2010-10-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86210 — General medical practice activities

Registered office

38 Hallcroft Park
Ratho
Edinburgh
EH28 8SF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ODUNIYI, Zubaidat, Dr→
director · ~48y · appointed 2010-10-26
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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-23