FIT 4 PURPOSE (ANGUS) LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC408949 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-07
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

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees200200

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-08
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  3. 2024-11-08
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  4. 2024-04-17
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  5. 2023-10-31
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  6. 2023-06-27
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-24
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    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-08-24
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    address · AD01
  9. 2022-04-11
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  10. 2021-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  11. 2020-06-25
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  12. 2019-06-26
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  13. 2018-06-27
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  14. 2017-10-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  15. 2017-06-30
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  16. 2016-12-19
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2016-11-30
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    LASKIEWICZ, Glen resigned
    director
  18. 2012-12-12
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    LASKIEWICZ, Kelly Ann resigned
    director
  19. 2011-10-07
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    Company incorporated
    As FIT 4 PURPOSE (ANGUS) LTD
  20. 2011-10-07
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    GORDON, Sarah Jane, Dr appointed
    director
  21. 2011-10-07
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Christopher John appointed
    director
  22. 2011-10-07
    ➕
    LASKIEWICZ, Glen appointed
    director
  23. 2011-10-07
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    LASKIEWICZ, Kelly Ann appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher John Simpson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1980 · age 46
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016
Dr Sarah Jane Gordon
Individual · British · DOB 10/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Glen Laskiewiczceased 30/11/2016· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2011-10-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

49 Broadlands
Carnoustie
Angus
DD7 6JY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

GORDON, Sarah Jane, Dr→
director · ~51y · appointed 2011-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIMPSON, Christopher John→
director · ~46y · appointed 2011-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LASKIEWICZ, Glen→
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-10-07 · resigned 2016-11-30
Resigned
LASKIEWICZ, Kelly Ann→
director · ~51y · appointed 2011-10-07 · resigned 2012-12-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-19