FALLEN TREE WORKSHOP LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC558880 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-27
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-23.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £23,231

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£23k
↑ 49% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↑ 134% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£45k-£33k-£21k-£9k£3k£15kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£-8.1k£-27.5k
Current assets£15.4k£6.6k
Cash£2.1k
Debtors£1.1k
Net assets£-23.2k£-45.1k

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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-05-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-05-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-12-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-31
    FOTHERINGHAM, Kris Shane resigned
    director
  11. 2021-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-02-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FALLEN TREE WORKSHOP LIMITED
  16. 2017-02-27
    KIBARIS, Michelle Olga appointed
    director
  17. 2017-02-27
    FOTHERINGHAM, Kris Shane appointed
    director
  18. 2017-02-27
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

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
Miss Michelle Olga Kibaris
Individual · British · DOB 05/1986 · age 40
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting27/02/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Kris Shane Fotheringhamceased 31/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 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
Incorporated2017-02-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

Smithy House
Blair Drummond
Stirling
FK9 4UY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

KIBARIS, Michelle Olga
director · ~40y · appointed 2017-02-27
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Active
FOTHERINGHAM, Kris Shane
director · ~40y · appointed 2017-02-27 · resigned 2022-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-15