DAILY RENTALS FIFE LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC668378 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-22

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.

Why now

Window opening · high confidence

More negotiable than before — 4 signals weakening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 70 → 30
· Bankability: 65 → 45
· Deal-killer verdict: workable → complicated
· Opportunity score: 63 → 53

Opportunity decay

softening · 6-months

Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.

· 4 recent signals weakening vs 1 strengthening

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 4 negative signals vs 1 positive.

↓Deal-killer verdict: workable → complicated
↓Opportunity score: 63 → 53
↓Hygiene score: 70 → 30
↓Bankability: 65 → 45
↑Filings: 24 → 25

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2024

Net worth

£24.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

53/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyright works

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

26 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

53/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £24,289

Net assets shrinking

Down £625 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£24k

↓ 2.5% YoY

Current Assets

£2k

↑ 37% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-07-31	2023-07-31
Total assets	£24.3k	£24.9k
Current assets	£2.3k	£1.7k
Net assets	£24.3k	£24.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 dissolution

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 dissolution
• 1 gazette

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 dissolution
• 1 gazette

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-06-22
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-05-19
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-29
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-01
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-09-07
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-22
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-07-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-09-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-26
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-08-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-16
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-05-31
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-31
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-27
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-04-26
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2020-07-22
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Company incorporated
As DAILY RENTALS FIFE LTD
2020-07-22
➕
AFZAL, Mohammed Hassan appointed
director

Owner dependency

80/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

2 high ·

Accounts overdue

high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-22

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Mohammed Hassan Afzal Individual · British · DOB 09/1986 · age 40	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	22/07/2020

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

Incorporated2020-07-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC77400 — Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyright works

Registered office

Unit 1-3 Smeaton Road

Smeaton Industrial Estate

Kirkcaldy

KY1 2EY

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE

Last made up to: 2024-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-02-22OVERDUE

Last: 2025-02-08

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

AFZAL, Mohammed Hassan→

director · ~40y · appointed 2020-07-22

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Active

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Recent filings (26 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)

2026-06-22

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2026-05-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-04-30

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2025-04-30

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2025-04-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-24

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2024-05-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-04-30

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2024-04-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-27

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-09-07

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2023-07-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-07-20

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2023-06-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-21