FAB ADVENTURES LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC404545 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-02
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£9.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,898
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,486 YoY
Cash YoY
+56%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£7k
↑ 56% YoY
Net Worth
£10k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£2k£5k£7k£9k£11kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£10.0k£11.6k
Current assets£9.2k£10.6k
Cash£6.7k£4.3k
Debtors£2.5k£6.4k
Net assets£9.9k£11.4k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-17
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  3. 2024-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  4. 2023-05-08
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-31
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2022-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-01
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-17
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-21
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2019-08-10
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    LAING, Iain Frederick Delano appointed
    director
  11. 2019-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2017-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-04-01
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    CHANGLENG, David Michael resigned
    director
  18. 2011-08-02
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    Company incorporated
    As FAB ADVENTURES LTD
  19. 2011-08-02
    ➕
    ISHERWOOD, Jennifer Louise appointed
    director
  20. 2011-08-02
    ➕
    CHANGLENG, David Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Jennifer Louise Isherwood
Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest31/07/2016

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
Incorporated2011-08-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Grey Gables
Springwood Road
Peebles
Scottish Borders
EH45 9HB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ISHERWOOD, Jennifer Louise→
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-08-02
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Active
LAING, Iain Frederick Delano→
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-08-10
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Active
CHANGLENG, David Michael→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-08-02 · resigned 2015-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-08
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-08-21