FCH CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC407423 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-14
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (76/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees383700

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-28
    HART, Linda Miller resigned
    director
  12. 2018-06-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2017-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-10-30
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2011-09-23
    HART, Linda Miller appointed
    secretary
  18. 2011-09-23
    FORREST, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  19. 2011-09-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FCH CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD
  20. 2011-09-14
    HART, Fraser Charles appointed
    director
  21. 2011-09-14
    FORREST, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  22. 2011-09-14
    HART, Linda Miller appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Linda Miller Hart
Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Fraser Charles Hart
Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53
2550%
25-50% 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
Incorporated2011-09-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

The Gatehouse The Gatehouse, Glenalmond Business Park
Pitcairngreen
Perth
PH1 3LX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-27
Last: 2025-09-13

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HART, Linda Miller
secretary · appointed 2011-09-23
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Active
HART, Fraser Charles
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-09-14
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Active
FORREST, Andrew
secretary · appointed 2011-09-14 · resigned 2011-09-23
Resigned
HART, Linda Miller
director · ~55y · appointed 2011-09-14 · resigned 2018-06-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-16