FIT FOR PURPOSE SCOTLAND LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC534503 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-04
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

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Last 90 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£-12.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
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 68). 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: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
22 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £12,038

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£12k
↓ 43% YoY
Current Assets
£143
↓ 79% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£12k-£9k-£7k-£4k-£2k£691May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-12.0k£-8.4k
Current assets£143£691
Net assets£-12.0k£-8.4k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    OLIVER, Pamela Anne resigned
    director
  2. 2026-02-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-06-24
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  4. 2024-08-07
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  5. 2023-12-08
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  6. 2023-02-28
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  7. 2022-06-09
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-06-01
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    OLIVER, Pamela Anne appointed
    director
  9. 2021-10-11
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  10. 2020-12-14
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  11. 2020-01-29
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  12. 2019-02-28
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  13. 2018-02-03
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  14. 2016-05-04
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    Company incorporated
    As FIT FOR PURPOSE SCOTLAND LTD
  15. 2016-05-04
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    OLIVER, James David appointed
    director
  16. 2016-05-04
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    incorporation · NEWINC

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 68 — 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 68. 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James David Oliver
Individual · British · DOB 01/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares20/05/2016

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
Incorporated2016-05-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

6 West Heather Gardens
Inverness
Highland
IV2 4DZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-17
Last: 2026-05-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

OLIVER, James David→
director · ~68y · appointed 2016-05-04
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Active
OLIVER, Pamela Anne→
director · ~61y · appointed 2022-06-01 · resigned 2026-02-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-12