FIRTH HOLDINGS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC563436 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-13
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£141.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 £141,755
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,193 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£142k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£43k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£29k£57k£86k£114k£143kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£141.8k£153.4k
Current assets£42.7k£48.6k
Cash—£52.4k
Net assets£141.8k£142.9k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2018-02-01
    ➕
    FIRTH, Rognvald Grant appointed
    director
  14. 2017-04-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FIRTH HOLDINGS LTD
  15. 2017-04-13
    ➕
    FIRTH, Alison appointed
    director
  16. 2017-04-13
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

94/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FIRTH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Mrs Alison Firth
Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1972 · age 54
——sig. influencesignificant influence13/04/2017

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
Incorporated2017-04-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Edan
Berstane Road
Kirkwall
KW15 1NA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-26
Last: 2026-04-12

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FIRTH, Alison→
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-04-13
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Active
FIRTH, Rognvald Grant→
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-02-01
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Active

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-05