FYNEFEST LTD

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SC493234 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-12
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 2024
Net worth
£17.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
43 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £17,117
Net assets shrinking
Down £12,045 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£17k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Assets
£251k
↓ 1.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£51k£102k£153k£205k£256kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£49.1k£68.4k
Current assets£251.3k£255.7k
Net assets£17.1k£29.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-17
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-10
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    capital · SH01
  4. 2024-07-10
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2023-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-31
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  7. 2021-09-30
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  8. 2020-09-24
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  9. 2019-09-24
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  10. 2018-09-26
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  11. 2017-09-19
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  12. 2016-12-19
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    officers · CH01
  13. 2014-12-13
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    MURPHY, Grace resigned
    director
  14. 2014-12-12
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    Company incorporated
    As FYNEFEST LTD
  15. 2014-12-12
    ➕
    DELAP, James Robert Onslow appointed
    director
  16. 2014-12-12
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2014-12-12
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2014-12-12
    ➕
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart appointed
    director
  19. 2014-12-12
    ➖
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart resigned
    director
  20. 2014-12-12
    ➕
    MURPHY, Grace appointed
    director
  21. 2014-12-12
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  22. 2014-12-12
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 James Robert Onslow Delap
Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-12-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Achadunan Farm
Achadunan
Cairndow
Argyll
PA26 8BJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last: 2025-12-16

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

DELAP, James Robert Onslow→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-12-12 · resigned 2014-12-12
Resigned
MCMEEKIN, James Stuart→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-12-12 · resigned 2014-12-12
Resigned
MURPHY, Grace→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-12-12 · resigned 2014-12-13
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2014-12-12 · resigned 2014-12-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-07-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30