F X SIMULATION (SCOTLAND) LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC226262 · ltd · incorporated 2001-12-13

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 Jan 2025

Net worth

£-42.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

59 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £42,176

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£42k

↓ 7.5% YoY

Current Assets

£134k

↑ 18% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£-42.2k	£-39.2k
Current assets	£133.9k	£113.3k
Net assets	£-42.2k	£-39.2k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-10-21
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2024-12-23
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2023-10-30
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2022-10-30
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2021-10-29
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2020-12-03
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2019-10-17
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2018-10-24
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2017-10-30
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2016-10-30
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2016-01-05
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2015-09-15
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2015-06-09
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2015-01-06
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2001-12-13
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Company incorporated
As F X SIMULATION (SCOTLAND) LTD
2001-12-13
➕
FLEMING, Carla appointed
secretary
2001-12-13
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FLEMING, Carla appointed
director
2001-12-13
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FLEMING, John William appointed
director
2001-12-13
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2001-12-13
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2001-12-13
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2001-12-13
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

91/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Carla Fleming Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1961 · age 65	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mr John William Fleming Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1959 · age 67	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2001-12-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

13 Keddie Place

Cupar

Fife

KY15 4AS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-29

Last: 2025-12-15

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

FLEMING, Carla→

secretary · appointed 2001-12-13

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Active

FLEMING, Carla→

director · ~65y · appointed 2001-12-13

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Active

FLEMING, John William→

director · ~67y · appointed 2001-12-13

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Active

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-12-13 · resigned 2001-12-13

Resigned

JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2001-12-13 · resigned 2001-12-13

Resigned

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