FAIRFIELD LANDCO LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC421805 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-12

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

£100

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

43 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £100

Cash YoY

+0%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£100

~ YoY

Net Worth

£100

~ YoY

Current Assets

£275k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£100	£100
Current assets	£275.1k	£275.1k
Cash	£100	£100
Net assets	£100	£100

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-06
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MELVILLE, Alex appointed
director
2022-10-06
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MELVILLE, Lynsey resigned
director
2022-10-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-06
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-06
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-08
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2020-04-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-31
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2019-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2015-12-14
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MCNULTY, Brendan Douglas resigned
director
2015-12-14
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USHER, Stephen Alexander resigned
director
2015-01-27
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MELVILLE, Lynsey appointed
director
2014-09-09
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MCNULTY, Brendan Douglas appointed
director
2012-04-12
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Company incorporated
As FAIRFIELD LANDCO LTD
2012-04-12
➕
USHER, Stephen Alexander 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

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alex Melville Individual · British · DOB 04/1992 · age 34	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/10/2022

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Ms Lynsey Melvilleceased 06/10/2022· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2012-04-12

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Unit 3, Kpp Chartered Accountants Morris Park

37 Rosyth Road

Glasgow

G5 0YE

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-20

Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MELVILLE, Alex→

director · ~34y · appointed 2022-10-06

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MCNULTY, Brendan Douglas→

director · ~58y · appointed 2014-09-09 · resigned 2015-12-14

Resigned

MELVILLE, Lynsey→

director · ~39y · appointed 2015-01-27 · resigned 2022-10-06

Resigned

USHER, Stephen Alexander→

director · ~49y · appointed 2012-04-12 · resigned 2015-12-14

Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-01-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-01-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-20

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-02-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-01-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-06

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-10-06

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-10-06

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2022-10-06

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2022-10-06

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-10-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-22