FAIRFIELD TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 700 | — |
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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 (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-11-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-03-03🏢Company incorporatedAs FAIRFIELD TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
- 2014-03-03➕STEWART, Neil Douglas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Neil Douglas Stewart Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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