FAST ACTION PAY LIMITED

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SC739139 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-25
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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
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£0£0£0£1£1£1Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets—£1
Cash—£1
Net assets—£1

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
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-02-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-02-17
    ➕
    VAVITSAS, John appointed
    director
  4. 2026-02-17
    ➖
    HILLMAN, Paul Eason resigned
    director
  5. 2025-08-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-06-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-06-05
    📄
    dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS02
  8. 2025-05-06
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  9. 2025-04-30
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  10. 2024-10-17
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2024-10-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-10-04
    ➕
    HILLMAN, Paul Eason appointed
    director
  13. 2024-07-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-07-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2024-07-28
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2024-06-01
    ➖
    KASSAM, Khalil Ashif resigned
    director
  17. 2024-06-01
    ➖
    CHEVRON CONSULTING LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  18. 2024-04-24
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2024-04-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2024-03-13
    ➖
    HUMAYUN, Zeshan resigned
    director
  21. 2024-03-13
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  22. 2024-03-13
    📄
    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP02
  23. 2024-03-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  24. 2024-03-13
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  25. 2024-03-13
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2024-03-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  27. 2024-02-10
    ➕
    KASSAM, Khalil Ashif appointed
    director
  28. 2024-02-10
    ➕
    CHEVRON CONSULTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  29. 2023-12-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  30. 2022-07-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FAST ACTION PAY LIMITED
  31. 2022-07-25
    ➕
    HUMAYUN, Zeshan appointed
    director
  32. 2022-07-25
    ➖
    HUMAYUN, Zeshan resigned
    director
  33. 2022-07-25
    ➕
    HUMAYUN, Zeshan 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

1 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

Group structure

Fast Action Services Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Fast Action Services Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
FAST ACTION PAY LIMITED
This company · SC739139

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Fast Action Services Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares29/07/2024
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Chevron Consulting Limitedceased 01/06/2024· 75-100% shares
  • Redhill Engagement Limitedceased 10/02/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Zeshan Humayunceased 26/08/2022· 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
Incorporated2022-07-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC78300 — Human resources provision and management of human resources functions

Registered office

5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

VAVITSAS, John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2026-02-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HILLMAN, Paul Eason→
director · ~68y · appointed 2024-10-04 · resigned 2026-02-17
Resigned
HUMAYUN, Zeshan→
director · ~60y · appointed 2022-07-25 · resigned 2022-07-25
Resigned
HUMAYUN, Zeshan→
director · ~40y · appointed 2022-07-25 · resigned 2024-03-13
Resigned
KASSAM, Khalil Ashif→
director · ~39y · appointed 2024-02-10 · resigned 2024-06-01
Resigned
CHEVRON CONSULTING LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2024-02-10 · resigned 2024-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2025-06-05
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2025-05-06
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2025-04-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-10-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-24