FATT SPUDZ LTD.

🌱Startupactive
SC876997 · ltd · incorporated 2026-01-28
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
6
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-03-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-03-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-03-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2026-03-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2026-03-11
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2026-01-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FATT SPUDZ LTD.
  8. 2026-01-28
    SMITH, Colin Steven appointed
    director
  9. 2026-01-28
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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.
  • +Young company: Only 0.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-03-11: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Colin Steven Smith
Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/01/2026

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
Incorporated2026-01-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

213 Morningside Road
Edinburgh
EH10 4QT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-28
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last:

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SMITH, Colin Steven
director · ~56y · appointed 2026-01-28
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Recent filings (7 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-24
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-03-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2026-01-28