FCP (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

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SC507232 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-01
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-121.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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 (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £121,043
Cash draining
Cash down 83% YoY
Cash YoY
-83%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£477
↓ 83% YoY
Net Worth
-£121k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£56k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£121k-£86k-£50k-£15k£21k£56kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-87.1k£-58.3k
Current assets£56.2k£50.6k
Cash£477£2.8k
Debtors£8.3k£2.3k
Net assets£-121.0k£-98.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-22
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2022-06-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-05-10
    ➖
    FAIRFULL, Janice resigned
    secretary
  8. 2022-05-10
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2022-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2020-10-20
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2019-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-06-02
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2015-08-19
    ➕
    FAIRFULL, Elaine appointed
    director
  19. 2015-08-19
    ➖
    FAIRFULL, Janice resigned
    director
  20. 2015-06-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FCP (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  21. 2015-06-01
    ➕
    FAIRFULL, Janice appointed
    secretary
  22. 2015-06-01
    ➕
    FAIRFULL, Janice appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Elaine Fairfull
Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting02/06/2016

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
Incorporated2015-06-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

16 Royal Terrace
Glasgow
G3 7NY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

FAIRFULL, Elaine→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-08-19
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Active
FAIRFULL, Janice→
secretary · appointed 2015-06-01 · resigned 2022-05-10
Resigned
FAIRFULL, Janice→
director · ~84y · appointed 2015-06-01 · resigned 2015-08-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-06-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2020-10-24