FRAUD PREVENTION SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC555451 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-24

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

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2026

Net worth

£14.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

69/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (85/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

33 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

69/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £14,645

High leverage

Liabilities are 100% of total assets

Leverage

100%

Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£15k

↑ 59% YoY

Current Assets

£21k

↑ 53% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-01-31	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£21.9k	£14.9k	£10.3k
Current assets	£21.4k	£14.0k	£10.3k
Net assets	£14.6k	£9.2k	£4.8k

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-05-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-04
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-20
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-01-15
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-06-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-24
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-10-13
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-10-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-06-16
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2017-01-24
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Company incorporated
As FRAUD PREVENTION SOLUTIONS LIMITED
2017-01-24
➕
MARTIN, Solange Michelle appointed
director

Owner dependency

80/100

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.
+No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

Some 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.

Red flags

1 med ·

Name changed 2 times

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-01-20: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2026-01-15: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Solange Michelle Martin Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	24/01/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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BLYTH & BLYTH CONSULTING ENGINEERS LIMITED→ SC241155 · est 2002	£2.78M £2.05M–£3.52M	—	—	93	23y	87	85y
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3 ED HOLDINGS 2 LIMITED→ SC328040 · est 2007 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	19y	83	65y
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2017-01-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

5 South Charlotte Street

Edinburgh

EH2 4AN

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-10-31

Last made up to: 2026-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-06

Last: 2026-01-23

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MARTIN, Solange Michelle→

director · ~50y · appointed 2017-01-24

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Active

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-05-12

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-02-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-23

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2026-01-20

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2026-01-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-06-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-23

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-08-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-03-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-10-31

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-03-24

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-03-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-02

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-02-02