DFFC LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC556393 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-02
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.
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43290Other construction installation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).

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, 2 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 (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-01
    ➕
    FISHER, Alistair appointed
    director
  2. 2026-04-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-09
    ➖
    FISHER, Angeline resigned
    director
  6. 2023-10-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2020-08-25
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  11. 2019-07-18
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  12. 2018-08-09
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-08
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    accounts · AA01
  14. 2017-02-02
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    Company incorporated
    As DFFC LTD
  15. 2017-02-02
    ➕
    FISHER, Duncan appointed
    director
  16. 2017-02-02
    ➕
    FISHER, Stephanie appointed
    director
  17. 2017-02-02
    ➕
    FISHER, Angeline appointed
    director
  18. 2017-02-02
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Duncan Fisher
Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting02/02/2017

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
Incorporated2017-02-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400

Registered office

Groan Farm
Logiealmond
Perth
Perthshire
PH1 3TQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

FISHER, Alistair→
director · ~56y · appointed 2026-04-01
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Active
FISHER, Duncan→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-02-02
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Active
FISHER, Stephanie→
director · ~33y · appointed 2017-02-02
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Active
FISHER, Angeline→
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-02-02 · resigned 2023-10-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-25