FIBRIL TEX UK LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC526253 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-08
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 13960
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (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 (70/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-28📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-25📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-02-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2018-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-08🏢Company incorporatedAs FIBRIL TEX UK LTD
- 2016-02-08➕SHARMA, Ishan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ishan Sharma Individual · Indian · DOB 11/1989 · age 37 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-02-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC13960 — SIC 13960
Registered office
C/O Anderson Strathern Llp
58 Morrison Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8BP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
SHARMA, Ishan→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2016-02-08
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-01-25