FUNDRAISING 101 SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC533591 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-25
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£21.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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 (73/100).
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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £21,524
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£36k
Net Worth
£22k
Current Assets
£38k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £21.5k |
| Current assets | £38.2k |
| Cash | £35.9k |
| Debtors | £2.3k |
| Net assets | £21.5k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-16✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-05-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-29➖HOKIN, Catherine Ann resigneddirector
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-27➕HOKIN, Catherine Ann appointeddirector
- 2016-04-25🏢Company incorporatedAs FUNDRAISING 101 SERVICES LIMITED
- 2016-04-25➕HOKIN, Robert Scott appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-10-16: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert Scott Hokin Individual · American · DOB 02/1956 · age 70 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 25/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Catherine Ann Hokinceased 29/11/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-04-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
4 Royal Crescent
Glasgow
G3 7SL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-05
Last: 2026-04-21
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
HOKIN, Robert Scott→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2016-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOKIN, Catherine Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2018-06-27 · resigned 2024-11-29
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-23