FASTRIDER LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC212555 · ltd · incorporated 2000-11-03
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.
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 14190
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47640SIC 47640
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees-100-100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-10-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-09-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-09-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-03-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-14
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-31
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2017-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-08-01
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    MCAULAY, Lianne Gail appointed
    secretary
  18. 2017-07-28
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    KINNAIRD, Alasdair Andrew resigned
    secretary
  19. 2014-03-04
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    KINNAIRD, Alasdair Andrew resigned
    director
  20. 2000-11-03
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    Company incorporated
    As FASTRIDER LIMITED
  21. 2000-11-03
    ➕
    KINNAIRD, Christopher Neil, Director appointed
    director
  22. 2000-11-03
    ➕
    KINNAIRD, Alasdair Andrew appointed
    secretary
  23. 2000-11-03
    ➕
    KINNAIRD, Alasdair Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Director Christopher Neil Kinnaird
Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/07/2016

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
Incorporated2000-11-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC14190 — SIC 14190

Registered office

12 Main Street
Dunlop
East Ayrshire
KA3 4AN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MCAULAY, Lianne Gail→
secretary · appointed 2017-08-01
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Active
KINNAIRD, Christopher Neil, Director→
director · ~53y · appointed 2000-11-03
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Active
KINNAIRD, Alasdair Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2000-11-03 · resigned 2017-07-28
Resigned
KINNAIRD, Alasdair Andrew→
director · ~61y · appointed 2000-11-03 · resigned 2014-03-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31