FIFE NDT INSPECTION SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC478854 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-30
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-1.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,168
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£1k
↑ 76% YoY
Current Assets
£29k
↑ 3042% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1.2k | £-4.8k |
| Current assets | £29.1k | £925 |
| Net assets | £-1.2k | £-4.8k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2017-08-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-07➕MILNE, Sharon appointeddirector
- 2016-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-05-30🏢Company incorporatedAs FIFE NDT INSPECTION SERVICES LIMITED
- 2014-05-30➕CLARK, Ewan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
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.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Sharon Milne Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 26/07/2024 |
Mr Ewan Clark Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| FIFE COOPERAGE LIMITED→ SC817121 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| FIFE MEMORIALS LTD→ SC399948 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| FIFE SHUTTERS LIMITED→ SC240232 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| FIFE WINDOWS & DOORS LIMITED→ SC255595 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| FINDT LTD→ SC881550 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-05-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100
Registered office
6 Cynicus Place
Balmullo
St. Andrews
Fife
KY16 0AS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-13
Last: 2025-05-30
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
MILNE, Sharon→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2017-08-07
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Recent filings (29 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-02