FAVI GROUP LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC565871 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-15
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 May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56102Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
  • 56290Other food services
  • 56302Public houses and bars
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£1k£2k£4k£5k£6kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£2.8k
Current assets£6.0k
Net assets£2.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2019-07-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-07-01
    YOUNG, John resigned
    director
  12. 2019-02-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-02-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-05-15
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    Company incorporated
    As FAVI GROUP LTD
  16. 2017-05-15
    SEFERI, Gergana Tsvetkova appointed
    director
  17. 2017-05-15
    YOUNG, John appointed
    director
  18. 2017-05-15
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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
Mrs Gergana Tsvetkova Seferi
Individual · Bulgarian · DOB 04/1977 · age 49
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control15/05/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Youngceased 04/11/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2017-05-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

20 Comely Bank
Hamilton
ML3 9TR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-25
Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SEFERI, Gergana Tsvetkova
director · ~49y · appointed 2017-05-15
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Active
YOUNG, John
director · ~83y · appointed 2017-05-15 · resigned 2019-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-11