GME (FIFE) LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC577405 · ltd · incorporated 2017-09-27
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£22.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
20 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £22,592

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£23k
Current Assets
£198k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-30
Total assets£67.7k
Current assets£198.4k
Net assets£22.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-07-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2019-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2017-09-27
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    Company incorporated
    As GME (FIFE) LTD
  13. 2017-09-27
    MCFADDEN, Glynn appointed
    director
  14. 2017-09-27
    MCFADDEN, Linda appointed
    director
  15. 2017-09-27
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +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

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Glynn Mcfadden
Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51
75100%
75-100% shares27/09/2017

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
Incorporated2017-09-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140

Registered office

129 Robertson Road
Dunfermline
KY12 0AR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MCFADDEN, Glynn
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-09-27
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MCFADDEN, Linda
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-09-27
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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-10-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-09-28