FVDD LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC434998 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-18
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: medium (79/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees400400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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    MCSWAN, Andrea Elizabeth, Dr appointed
    director
  2. 2026-02-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-08-11
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  4. 2024-08-14
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  5. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-03
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  7. 2022-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2021-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2019-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  11. 2018-06-27
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  12. 2017-08-18
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  13. 2017-08-18
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    court-order
    miscellaneous · OC
  14. 2017-06-14
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
  15. 2016-05-19
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-11-09
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    address · AD01
  17. 2013-06-26
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    O'SULLIVAN, Patrick James resigned
    director
  18. 2012-10-18
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    Company incorporated
    As FVDD LTD
  19. 2012-10-18
    ➕
    MCSWAN, Malcolm Hamish appointed
    director
  20. 2012-10-18
    ➕
    O'SULLIVAN, Patrick James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
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 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 59. 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Malcolm Hamish Mcswan
Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2012-10-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

29 Commercial Street
Dundee
DD1 3DG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MCSWAN, Andrea Elizabeth, Dr→
director · ~57y · appointed 2026-02-05
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Active
MCSWAN, Malcolm Hamish→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-10-18
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Active
O'SULLIVAN, Patrick James→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-10-18 · resigned 2013-06-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

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officers · AP01
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-01