FRYERS RECORDS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC471134 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-27
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£31.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46431
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 5.1y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £31,230
Cash YoY
-17%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1k
↓ 17% YoY
Net Worth
£31k
↑ 224% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £146.7k | £117.1k |
| Current assets | £9.7k | £8.5k |
| Cash | £1.1k | £1.3k |
| Debtors | £2.1k | £1.7k |
| Net assets | £31.2k | £-25.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-05-07📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-05-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Atom Bank PLC
- 2021-04-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-03-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Atom Bank PLC
- 2021-03-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-03-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-03-23📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-03-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-03-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-03-10➕ANDERSON, Ailith Anne Campbell appointeddirector
- 2019-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-02-27🏢Company incorporatedAs FRYERS RECORDS LIMITED
- 2014-02-27➕FRYER, Euan James appointedsecretary
- 2014-02-27➕FRYER, Euan James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FRYER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Euan James Fryer Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 23/03/2021 |
Mrs Ailith Anne Campbell Anderson Individual · British · DOB 04/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 23/03/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-02-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46431 — SIC 46431
Registered office
48 Silverknowes Road Silverknowes Road
Edinburgh
EH4 5LF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
ANDERSON, Ailith Anne Campbell→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2020-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FRYER, Euan James→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2014-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Atom Bank Atom Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 12/05/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Atom Bank Atom Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/03/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (35 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-05-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-04-07