UFB LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC627789 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-16
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
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: 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
31 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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-05-13
    ➖
    MCCANDLISH, Paul resigned
    director
  7. 2022-05-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-05-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2022-05-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-05-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-05-01
    ➕
    MCFADDEN, Michael appointed
    director
  12. 2022-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-08-13
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2021-08-12
    ➖
    FLECK, Janette resigned
    director
  15. 2021-08-12
    ➕
    MCCANDLISH, Paul appointed
    director
  16. 2021-08-12
    ➖
    MCFADDEN, Michael Joseph resigned
    director
  17. 2021-08-12
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2021-08-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2021-08-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2021-08-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-11-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  23. 2020-11-28
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  24. 2019-07-04
    ➕
    MCFADDEN, Michael Joseph appointed
    director
  25. 2019-06-14
    ➕
    FLECK, Janette appointed
    director
  26. 2019-06-14
    ➖
    MCFADDEN, Michael Joseph resigned
    director
  27. 2019-04-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As UFB LIMITED
  28. 2019-04-16
    ➕
    MCFADDEN, Michael Joseph appointed
    director

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Joseph Mcfadden
Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares13/05/2022
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Paul Mccandlishceased 13/05/2022· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Michael Mcfaddenceased 12/08/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Miss Janette Fleckceased 28/11/2020· significant influence
  • Mr Michael Joseph Mcfaddenceased 14/06/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2019-04-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

15 Ardnahoe Place
Glasgow
G42 0DQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MCFADDEN, Michael→
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FLECK, Janette→
director · ~55y · appointed 2019-06-14 · resigned 2021-08-12
Resigned
MCCANDLISH, Paul→
director · ~53y · appointed 2021-08-12 · resigned 2022-05-13
Resigned
MCFADDEN, Michael Joseph→
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-07-04 · resigned 2021-08-12
Resigned
MCFADDEN, Michael Joseph→
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-04-16 · resigned 2019-06-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-04