FYNEFEST LTD

💤Zombieactive

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

43 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-09-04
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2024-09-17
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2024-07-10
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capital · SH01
2024-07-10
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capital · SH01
2023-09-18
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accounts · AA
2022-08-31
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2021-09-30
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2020-09-24
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accounts · AA
2019-09-24
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2018-09-26
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2017-09-19
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accounts · AA
2016-12-19
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officers · CH01
2014-12-13
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MURPHY, Grace resigned
director
2014-12-12
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Company incorporated
As FYNEFEST LTD
2014-12-12
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DELAP, James Robert Onslow appointed
director
2014-12-12
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COSEC LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2014-12-12
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COSEC LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2014-12-12
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MCMEEKIN, James Stuart appointed
director
2014-12-12
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MCMEEKIN, James Stuart resigned
director
2014-12-12
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MURPHY, Grace appointed
director
2014-12-12
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COSEC LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2014-12-12
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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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr James Robert Onslow Delap Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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