F.A.M. TRADING (SCOTLAND) LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC546721 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-03
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 9.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£37.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56102Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 9.5y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £36,997
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£8k
Net Worth
£37k
Current Assets
£33k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £114.4k | — |
| Current assets | £33.0k | — |
| Cash | £8.0k | — |
| Debtors | £25.0k | — |
| Net assets | £37.0k | — |
| Average employees | — | -200 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-02-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-02-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-02-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-02-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-12-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2016-12-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2016-10-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2016-10-03🏢Company incorporatedAs F.A.M. TRADING (SCOTLAND) LTD
- 2016-10-03➕AGUS, Francesco appointeddirector
- 2016-10-03➕MASTIO, Franca appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Francesco Agus Individual · Italian · DOB 11/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence | 03/10/2016 |
Ms Franca Mastio Individual · Italian · DOB 06/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence | 03/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| DESIRED CLOTHING UK LTD→ SC821717 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| DIABETES AIDE MONTROSE LTD→ SC536583 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| DUNFERMLINE EVENTS CIC→ SC840284 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| FERSK LTD→ SC779359 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| FIREBELLY 83 LTD→ SC870410 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FLEMINGS FURNITURE & ANTIQUES CENTRE LIMITED→ SC235953 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| FLEXTRADE ECOM LTD→ SC781227 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| FLOWER STUDY WEDDINGS & EVENTS LTD→ SC807162 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| FN ENTERPRISE (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC817180 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| FONE BOX (SCOT) LTD→ SC703954 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-10-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Registered office
8 Douglas Park
Dunfermline
KY12 9YE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-16
Last: 2025-10-02
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
AGUS, Francesco→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2016-10-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MASTIO, Franca→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2016-10-03
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/12/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 18/10/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-18