FRIAR INGS STUD LTD
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -50% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £-156.6k |
| Current assets | £170.2k | £219.9k |
| Cash | £43.6k | £88.0k |
| Debtors | £3.2k | £8.6k |
| Net assets | — | £-156.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-02-19🏢Company incorporatedAs FRIAR INGS STUD LTD
- 2014-02-19➕JOHNSTON, Deirdre Munro appointeddirector
- 2014-02-19➕JOHNSTON, Mark Steven appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Johnston Racing Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnston Racing Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% 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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