FUREAI LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC552323 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32409
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62011Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2024-11-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-11-08
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    MUNDIE, Douglas Stewart resigned
    director
  5. 2024-11-07
    ➖
    ROSS, Gordon Douglas, Mr. resigned
    director
  6. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-30
    ➖
    MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  8. 2024-04-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2024-04-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-08-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-08-02
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  15. 2020-11-09
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2020-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-06-02
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  18. 2020-02-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2020-02-03
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    second-filing-change-details-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC04
  20. 2020-01-29
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    MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2020-01-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2020-01-29
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  23. 2020-01-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  24. 2020-01-27
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    MUNDIE, Douglas Stewart appointed
    director
  25. 2017-03-26
    ➕
    BIBBY, Anthony James appointed
    director
  26. 2017-03-26
    ➕
    ROSS, Gordon Douglas, Mr. appointed
    director
  27. 2016-12-09
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    Company incorporated
    As FUREAI LTD
  28. 2016-12-09
    ➕
    PARSONS, Simon Nicholas appointed
    secretary
  29. 2016-12-09
    ➕
    PARSONS, Simon Nicholas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Nicholas Parsons
Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting09/12/2016
Mr Anthony James Bibby
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/03/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Gordon Douglas Rossceased 16/03/2017· 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2016-12-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32409 — SIC 32409

Registered office

16 Windlaw Road
Glasgow
G76 9DN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

PARSONS, Simon Nicholas→
secretary · appointed 2016-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BIBBY, Anthony James→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARSONS, Simon Nicholas→
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2020-01-29 · resigned 2024-04-30
Resigned
MUNDIE, Douglas Stewart→
director · ~74y · appointed 2020-01-27 · resigned 2024-11-08
Resigned
ROSS, Gordon Douglas, Mr.→
director · ~49y · appointed 2017-03-26 · resigned 2024-11-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-03