FTS HOMES HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC421101 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-03
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees300300

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-13
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  2. 2024-11-23
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  3. 2024-03-02
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  4. 2023-11-08
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  5. 2022-08-20
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  6. 2021-10-13
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  7. 2021-04-06
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  8. 2021-04-06
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  9. 2020-10-21
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  10. 2020-04-03
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  11. 2020-04-03
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  12. 2020-04-03
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  14. 2019-11-30
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  15. 2018-06-19
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  16. 2018-04-03
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  17. 2012-04-03
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    Company incorporated
    As FTS HOMES HOLDINGS LIMITED
  18. 2012-04-03
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    SCOTT, Derek John appointed
    director
  19. 2012-04-03
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    SCOTT, Fiona Campbell appointed
    director

Owner dependency

79/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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
Mr Derek John Scott
Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares22/06/2016
Mrs Fiona Campbell Scott
Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares22/06/2016

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
Incorporated2012-04-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

27 North Bridge Street
Hawick
Borders
TD9 9BD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-17
Last: 2026-04-03

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SCOTT, Derek John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-04-03
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SCOTT, Fiona Campbell→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-04-03
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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-21