SFF (UK) LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC467406 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-14
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£2.81M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46740
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -83% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £2,814,529
Net assets shrinking
Down £486,785 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 83% YoY
Cash YoY
-83%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↓ 83% YoY
Net Worth
£2.8m
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£4.2m
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£843k£1.7m£2.5m£3.4m£4.2mDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£2.83M£3.32M
Current assets£4.21M£4.22M
Cash£6.5k£38.4k
Debtors£2.22M£2.41M
Net assets£2.81M£3.30M

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-05-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-05-14
    ➖
    CHRISTIE, Andrew George resigned
    director
  6. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-10-09
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  14. 2020-09-28
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  15. 2020-09-28
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  16. 2019-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-02
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  18. 2019-08-13
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  19. 2019-08-13
    📄
    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  20. 2016-09-12
    ➕
    PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2015-01-16
    ➕
    CHRISTIE, Andrew George appointed
    director
  22. 2014-01-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SFF (UK) LTD
  23. 2014-01-14
    ➕
    CHRISTIANSEN, Tore appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrea Galperti
Individual · Italian · DOB 03/1982 · age 44
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting29/06/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew George Christieceased 14/05/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2014-01-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46740 — SIC 46740

Registered office

Unit E8 Gateway Business Park Moss Wynd
Cove
Aberdeen
AB12 3UF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-09-12
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Active
CHRISTIANSEN, Tore→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHRISTIE, Andrew George→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-01-16 · resigned 2025-05-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-19