FEDM CONSULTING LTD

🌱Startupactive
SC811361 · ltd · incorporated 2024-05-22
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 May 2025
Net worth
£21.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £21,594

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£22k
Current Assets
£31k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-31
Total assets£22.4k
Current assets£31.5k
Net assets£21.6k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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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 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-05-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FEDM CONSULTING LTD
  4. 2024-05-22
    ARNOTT, Heather Mckenzie appointed
    director
  5. 2024-05-22
    ARNOTT, Stuart Kenneth appointed
    director
  6. 2024-05-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

79/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart Kenneth Arnott
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control22/05/2024
Mrs Heather Mckenzie Arnott
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control22/05/2024

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
Incorporated2024-05-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

C/O H Baker Accountant Gyleview House
3 Redheughs Rigg
Edinburgh
EH12 9DQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-04
Last: 2025-05-21

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ARNOTT, Heather Mckenzie
director · ~62y · appointed 2024-05-22
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Active
ARNOTT, Stuart Kenneth
director · ~62y · appointed 2024-05-22
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Active

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Recent filings (4 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-05-22