FASD SCOTLAND

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SC428983 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2012-07-25
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.
Why now
Window closing · high confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 3 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 50 → 90
  • · Bankability: 55 → 75
  • · Opportunity score: 69 → 79
  • · Distress / opportunity: speculative → avoid
Opportunity decay
hardening · 6-months
Hardening — profile is tightening. If you want to act, do it before the window closes further.
  • · 3 recent signals strengthening vs 0 weakening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 3 positive signals vs 0 negative.

  • Opportunity score: 6979
  • Hygiene score: 5090
  • Bankability: 5575
  • ·Distress / opportunity: speculativeavoid
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£3.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (62/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,475

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£3k
Current Assets
£1k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-31
Total assets£3.5k
Current assets£1.4k
Net assets£3.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-01
    PEARSON, Patricia resigned
    director
  5. 2024-10-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-10-22
    CALDER, Shaunie Renee appointed
    director
  7. 2024-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-07-07
    NEILSON, Alastair resigned
    director
  15. 2018-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-07-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FASD SCOTLAND
  19. 2012-07-25
    CALDER, Eileen appointed
    director
  20. 2012-07-25
    CALDER, Ray William appointed
    director
  21. 2012-07-25
    LECONTE, Alison appointed
    director
  22. 2012-07-25
    ROONEY, Sarah appointed
    director
  23. 2012-07-25
    NEILSON, Alastair appointed
    director
  24. 2012-07-25
    PEARSON, Patricia appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2012-07-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

3 Orchard Place
Hamilton
ML3 6PG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-16
Last: 2025-10-02

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

CALDER, Eileen
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-07-25
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Active
CALDER, Ray William
director · ~65y · appointed 2012-07-25
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Active
CALDER, Shaunie Renee
director · ~32y · appointed 2024-10-22
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Active
LECONTE, Alison
director · ~70y · appointed 2012-07-25
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Active
ROONEY, Sarah
director · ~73y · appointed 2012-07-25
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Active
NEILSON, Alastair
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-07-25 · resigned 2018-07-07
Resigned
PEARSON, Patricia
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-07-25 · resigned 2025-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-06