FIT QUICK LTD
- · Lifecycle stage: established → wound-down
- · Company status: active → dissolved
- · Hygiene score: 70 → 90
- · Deal-killer verdict: clean → high-friction
Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 3 improved, 4 worsened.
- ↓Lifecycle stage: established → wound-down
- ↓Company status: active → dissolved
- ↓Deal-killer verdict: clean → high-friction
- ↓Opportunity score: 68 → 59
- ↑Hygiene score: 70 → 90
- +2 more
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 gazette
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-07📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2026-07-07🏁Company dissolved
- 2026-04-21📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-04-14📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2026-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-26➕STRACHAN, Peter appointeddirector
- 2017-09-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-03-31🏢Company incorporatedAs FIT QUICK LTD
- 2017-03-31➕STRACHAN, John William appointeddirector
- 2017-03-31📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-07-07
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John William Strachan Individual · British · DOB 06/1952 · age 74 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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