FIFAB HOLDINGS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

SC575116 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-31

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.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 25990

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 8.5y

25/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 8.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
· Not currently profitable — coverage conversation is a harder sell.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (8 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

42 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Loss-making

Loss before tax £0

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Profit before tax	£0	£-12.4k
Average employees	0	0

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2025-06-16
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accounts · AA
2024-04-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
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mortgage · 466(Scot)
2023-02-20
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ALLSOPP, Susan appointed
secretary
2023-02-20
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MANSON, Lisa Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2023-02-20
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officers · TM02
2023-02-20
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officers · AP03
2023-02-18
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mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2023-02-16
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mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2023-02-15
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mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2023-02-09
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mortgage · MR01
2023-02-09
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-02-07
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-02-06
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-02-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-06
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officers · AP01
2023-02-03
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officers · AP01
2023-02-03
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officers · AP01
2023-02-02
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GARE, Michael Adrian appointed
director
2023-02-02
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TAYLOR, William Mowbray appointed
director
2023-02-02
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WATERSON, Robert Alexander appointed
director
2023-02-02
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Michael Adrian Gare as Security Trustee
2023-02-02
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Charge registered #2
Lender: John Penman as Security Trustee
2023-01-31
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
2022-09-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-05-06
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officers · AP03
2021-05-01
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MANSON, Lisa Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2017-10-06
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MCINTOSH, Craig John William appointed
director
2017-10-06
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MORRIS, Roberto Paolo appointed
director
2017-10-06
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SMITH, Steven appointed
director
2017-10-06
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2017-08-31
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Company incorporated
As FIFAB HOLDINGS LIMITED
2017-08-31
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PENMAN, John appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Fifab Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Fifab Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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FIFAB HOLDINGS LIMITED

This company · SC575116

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
Fifab Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	02/02/2023

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr John Penmanceased 02/02/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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

Incorporated2017-08-31

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

29 Rutherford Road

Southfield Industrial Estate

Glenrothes

KY6 2RT

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-13

Last: 2025-08-30